The nature of moral judgments and the extent of the moral domain

Fraser, Benjamin

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The nature of moral judgments and the extent of the moral domain

Date

2012

Authors

Fraser, Benjamin

Publisher

Van Gorcum and Group

Abstract

Joyce [2006. The evolution of morality. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press] offers an evolutionary explanation for the trait of making moral judgements. Here, I defend Joyce's account of moral judgement against two objections from Stich [2008. Some questions about