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“This is a superb collection, edited by two of the leading lights in the field. This volume provides a splendid view of the rich and varied terrain of contemporary metaethics, with contributions by an all-star roster of philosophers. Those looking to familiarize themselves with what is happening in metaethics today need look no further than this immensely helpful handbook.” Russ Shafer-Landau, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “This is an extremely valuable, comprehensive volume of essays on metaethics. The contributors, whether veterans or new voices, provide knowledgeable and original perspectives on just about every aspect of con- temporary metaethical theory.” Jamie Dreier, Brown University This page intentionally left blank The RouTledge handbook of MeTaeThics This Handbook surveys the contemporary state of the burgeoning field of metaethics. Forty-four chapters, all written exclusively for this volume, provide expert introductions to • the central research programs that frame metaethical discussions • the central explanatory challenges, resources, and strategies that inform contempo- rary work in those research programs • debates over the status of metaethics, and the appropriate methods to use in meta- ethical inquiry This is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in metaethics, from those com- ing to it for the first time to those actively pursuing research in the field. Tristram McPherson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University. David Plunkett is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Dartmouth College. RouTleDge HanDbooks in PHilosoPHy Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy are state-of-the-art surveys of emerging, newly refreshed, and im- portant fields in philosophy, providing accessible yet thorough assessments of key problems, themes, thinkers, and recent developments in research. 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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Names: McPherson, Tristram Colin, 1975- editor. | Plunkett, David, editor. Title: The Routledge handbook of metaethics / edited by Tristram McPherson and David Plunkett. Description: New York: Routledge, 2017. | Series: Routledge handbooks in philosophy | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016046199 | ISBN 9781138812208 (hardback) Subjects: LCSH: Metaethics. Classification: LCC BJ21 .R685 2017 | DDC 170/.42–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016046199 ISBN: 978-1-138-81220-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-21321-7 (ebk) Typeset in Minion Pro and Frutiger by Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India contents Contributors x Acknowledgments xv Preface xvi Introduction 1 The Nature and Explanatory Ambitions of Metaethics Tristram McPherson and David Plunkett Part I: Central OrganIzIng OPtIOns In MetaethICs 1. Non-Naturalistic Realism in Metaethics 29 David Enoch 2. Naturalistic Realism in Metaethics 43 Peter Railton 3. Error Theory in Metaethics 58 Jonas Olson 4. Fictionalism in Metaethics 72 Richard Joyce 5. Metaethical Expressivism 87 Elisabeth Camp 6. Metaethical Contextualism 102 Alex Silk 7. Metaethical Relativism 119 Isidora Stojanovic viii conTenTs Part II: Central PrObleMs and strategIes In M etaethICs 8. Realism and Objectivity 135 Billy Dunaway 9. Metaphysical Relations in Metaethics 151 Gideon Rosen 10. The Supervenience Challenge to Non-Naturalism 170 Pekka Väyrynen 11. Vagueness and Indeterminacy in Ethics 185 Tom Dougherty 12. Deontic Modals 194 Jennifer Carr 13. Thick Concepts 211 Debbie Roberts 14. The Frege-Geach Problem 226 Jack Woods 15. Hybrid Accounts of Ethical Thought and Talk 243 Teemu Toppinen 16. Conceptual Role Accounts of Meaning in Metaethics 260 Matthew Chrisman 17. The Significance of Ethical Disagreement for Theories of Ethical Thought and Talk 275 Gunnar Björnsson 18. Cognitivism and Non-Cognitivism 292 Matthew S. Bedke 19. Ethical Judgment and Motivation 308 David Faraci and Tristram McPherson 20. Reasons Internalism 324 Errol Lord and David Plunkett 21. The Wrong Kind of Reasons 340 Howard Nye 22. Mind-Dependence and Moral Realism 355 Connie S. Rosati 23. Constitutivism 371 Michael Smith 24. Constructivism 385 Melissa Barry 25. Normativity and Agency 402 Hille Paakkunainen 26. Mores and Morals: Metaethics and the Social World 417 Kenneth Walden conTenTs ix 27. The Autonomy of Ethics 431 Barry Maguire 28. Explanatory Challenges in Metaethics 443 Joshua Schechter 29. Moral Expertise 459 Karen Jones and François Schroeter 30. Intuitionism in Moral Epistemology 472 Elizabeth Tropman 31. Moral Skepticism 484 Matt Lutz and Jacob Ross 32. The Epistemic Significance of Moral Disagreement 499 Dustin Locke Part III: the status and MethOdOlOgy Of MetaethICs 33. Metasemantics and Metaethics 519 Laura Schroeter and François Schroeter 34. Conceptual Analysis in Metaethics 536 Nicholas Laskowski and Stephen Finlay 35. Ethics and Morality 552 Stephen Darwall 36. The Varieties of Normativity 567 Derek Baker 37. Pragmatism and Metaethics 582 Andrew Sepielli 38. Feminism and Metaethics 595 Amia Srinivasan 39. Experimental Philosophy and Moral Theory 609 Chandra Sripada 40. Quasi-realism 626 Terence Cuneo 41. Metaethical Quietism 643 Doug Kremm and Karl Schafer 42. Methodological Naturalism in Metaethics 659 Daniel Nolan 43. Normative Ethics and Metaethics 674 Mark Schroeder Index 687
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