Theorists working on metaethics and the nature of normativity typically study goodness,
rightness, what ought to be done, and so on. In their investigations they employ and …

Many industry leaders and academics from the field of machine ethics would have us
believe that the inevitability of robots coming to have a larger role in our lives demands that …

Do moral facts exist? What would they be like if they did? What does it mean to say that a
moral claim is true? What is the link between moral judgement and motivation? Can we …

Recently, some philosophers have suggested that a form of robust realism about ethics, or
normativity more generally, does not face a significant explanatory burden in metaphysics. I …

Most existing books in the fields of multicultural or intercultural education have been written
based on anthropologists' cultural dimensions, which presume culture is a fixed entity …

Although only a recently introduced term of art, philosophical enquiry under the rubric of
'normativity'has quickly become a major industry. A date-range search of the Philosopher's …

Are there objective moral truths (things that are morally right or wrong independently of what
anybody thinks about them)? To answer this question more and more scholars have recently …

Political protests, debates on college campuses, and social media tirades make it seem like
everyone is speaking their minds today. Surveys, however, reveal that many people …

Colin Marshall offers a ground-up defense of objective morality, drawing inspiration from a
wide range of philosophers, including John Locke, Arthur Schopenhauer, Iris Murdoch, Nel …

What makes something morally right? Where do our ethical standards come from? Are they
relative to cultures or timeless and universal? Are there any objective moral facts? What is …