“…Secondly, his position is different from the standard reading of Hume's; for Slote, sentiment fixes the reference of moral claims but is not their subject matter, and his theory supports rather than denies the objective validity of morality. Thirdly, on the point of normativity, Slote's 82 On the attribution of virtues to social collectives and institutions, see Beggs (2003); Lahroodi (2007);and Fricker (2010). 83 This volume, at 282.…”