The Semantic Equivalence Between the Good and the Right: Its Support for and Challenge to Consequentialism

Liu, Qingping

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“…Apart from assuming certain moral principles, arguments for Cornell realism may also be based on certain controversial moral theories. For instance, if Cornell realists claim that empirical studies can be normative and can solve the trolley dilemma, we can imagine that they solve it by assuming a certain kind of utilitarianism or consequentialism rather than deontology, and arguing for the possible outcome of maximizing goodness (Liu 2022b). Indeed, consequentialism seems to be assumed by some Cornell realists, like Boyd.…”

Section: An Is-ought Gap and Hitler Examplementioning

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Controversies on Cornell Realism

Hung

2023

Fudan J. Hum. Soc. Sci.

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This article examines the criticisms and debates about Cornell realism. While critics, like Shafer-Landau, Tropman, Oliveira and Perrine, reject the claim by Cornell realism that moral knowledge can be empirically investigated the same as natural science is, I argue that some of their arguments are not sufficient to refute Cornell realism. What is crucial in assessing Cornell realism is distinguishing normative ethics from empirical science. While ethics is normative in nature, that of empirical science is descriptive and predictive. I also show that the debate between Tropman and Long is at cross purposes in their discussion about the nature of moral knowledge. By clarifying different meanings of moral knowledge, I argue that while arguments byCornell realism can be applied to moral psychology, the study of normative ethics through empirical investigation still faces the problem of an is-ought gap. Indeed, This is the Pre-Published Version.

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Section: An Is-ought Gap and Hitler Examplementioning

confidence: 99%

Controversies on Cornell Realism

Hung

2023

Fudan J. Hum. Soc. Sci.

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The Semantic Equivalence Between the Good and the Right: Its Support for and Challenge to Consequentialism

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