Unbelievable Errors

An Error Theory about All Normative Judgements

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Bart Streumer, Bart (University of Groningen) Streumer, STREUMER, Streumer

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Unbelievable Errors defends an error theory about all normative judgements: not just moral judgements, but also judgements about reasons for action, judgements about reasons for belief, and instrumental normative judgements. This theory states that normative judgements are beliefs that ascribe normative properties, but that normative properties do not exist. It therefore entails that all normative judgements are false.Bart Streumer also argues, however, that we cannot believe this error theory. This may seem to be a problem for the theory. But he argues that it makes this error theory more likely to be true, since it undermines objections to the theory and it makes it harder to reject the arguments for the theory.He then sketches how certain other philosophical theories can be defended in a similar way. He concludes that to make philosophical progress, we need to make a sharp distinction between a theory's truth and our ability to believe it.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-08-17
Mått143 x 222 x 20 mm
Vikt434 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor242
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198785897

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Bart Streumer's Unbelievable Errors is an outstanding defense of the error theory - the theory that all normative judgments are false. It is exceptionally well written and thorough and breaks new ground in its argument that our inability to believe the error theory makes the theory more likely to be true. Those interested in the error theory and metanormative debate more generally cannot afford to miss this book.