86. Don Loeb | Metaethics

Don Loeb is professor of philosophy at the University of Vermont, and his work has focused primarily on metaethical issues, including moral language, methodology, debating moral realism, and more.

My links: https://linktr.ee/frictionphilosophy.

00:00 - Introduction
01:51 - Moral realism
05:50 - Anti-realism and anti-factualism
09:29 - Concern for non-factualism
12:30 - Normative vs. metaethical attitudes
13:36 - Is moral realism intelligible?
25:45 - Reasons for belief
27:31 - Gastronomic realism
30:20 - Moral realism inert?
32:18 - Moral naturalism
35:43 - Non-naturalist realism
38:24 - Reasons
40:02 - Jonathan Dancy and reasons
42:27 - Asymmetry with gastronomic realism
44:14 - Moral experience
51:11 - Philosophical and common use
58:48 - Best explanation
1:00:50 - Burden of proof
1:03:25 - Evidence and theory selection
1:06:15 - Strong seemings?
1:08:07 - Descartes and studying philosophy
1:11:27 - Moral disagreement
1:13:06 - Eric Sampson and responses to disagreement
1:19:35 - Realist response
1:22:22 - Michael Huemer and phenomenal conservatism
1:25:10 - Moorean shifts
1:30:15 - Argument from moral experience
1:32:01 - What is a good argument?
1:33:28 - Companions in guilt
1:38:52 - Epistemic reasons
1:41:42 - Aesthetic value and value generally
1:45:20 - Relativism and toleration
1:46:35 - Other problems for realism
1:48:40 - Moral facts vs. preferences
1:56:13 - Folk usage
2:04:30 - Value of philosophy
2:07:08 - Conclusion

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