| Title |
The Open Question Argument and the possibility of reductionism |
| Another Title |
Atvirojo klausimo argumentas ir reduktyvizmo galimybė. |
| Authors |
Vasilionytė, Ieva |
| DOI |
10.15388/Problemos.2012.0.1874 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Problemos.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 37-50.. ISSN 1392-1126. eISSN 2424-6158 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Open Question Argument ; reductionism ; ethical naturalism ; normativity |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this paper I am interested in which reductionist positions are btocked, and on what grounds, by the Open Question Argument (OQA) both historically and by its contemporary guises. I single out four most salient interpretations of the OQA and analyze their impact on the possibility of reductionist theories of evaluative properties. It will be suggested that the OQA poses a serious threat to semantic naturalism about moral terms, but does not block the possibility of metaphysical ethical naturalism (though possibly condemns it to a certain schizophrenia). |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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