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3 - Normativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2024

C. Mantzavinos
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University of Athens, Greece
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In the philosophical discussion of the last decades, the position has gained a foothold according to which there is a more or less well-identifiable, partly detached domain of values, which is not necessarily hypostatized, but which supposedly belongs to the furniture of the world. This discussion is commonly conducted using the vocabulary of “moral realism,” and it has in the meantime generated subtly nuanced formulations and argumentations. After an initial phase, the discussion has subsequently centred on the nature of normativity. The subtlety of positions and the ingenuity of argumentations is impressive – expressed in a philosophical style that ceased to be baroque, intended for outdoor use, and has taken up features of rococo, which is at home mainly indoors. This chapter suggests that empirical findings should be taken seriously and develops a novel naturalistic account of normativity informed by the deliverances of the sciences.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Normativity
  • C. Mantzavinos, University of Athens, Greece
  • Book: The Constitution of Science
  • Online publication: 05 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009509190.004
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  • Normativity
  • C. Mantzavinos, University of Athens, Greece
  • Book: The Constitution of Science
  • Online publication: 05 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009509190.004
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  • Normativity
  • C. Mantzavinos, University of Athens, Greece
  • Book: The Constitution of Science
  • Online publication: 05 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009509190.004
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