For lack of a better moniker, call this collection of theses “Objective and Subjective Morality” (OSM). OSM subscribes to the general thesis that there are two independent moral perspectives, along with …

to regard ethical statements as clearly more objective than social conventions and tastes, and almost as objective as scientific facts,” although they note “there was considerable variation in objectivism, both …

Moral Objectivism Moral Objectivism holds that there are objective, universal moral principles that are valid for all people. Louis Pojman proposes one such moral principle that he believes is binding upon …

By 'objectivism' Mackie refers to a position defined by several theses: First, the semantic thesis that moral judgments are either true or false. Their logic is thus distinguishable from the logic of the …

In support of this thesis I highlight recent experimental findings about folk moral objectivism. Empirical observations about the nature of moral discourse have traditionally been taken togive prima facie …

In this paper, I develop one key strand of Mackie’s reasoning along with a reply. You will have to judge its success! In asking whether moral values are objective or subjective, we ask whether, in a sense …

Should we think of them as reflecting hard, objective facts about our world, of the sort that scientists could uncover and study? Or should we think of moral judgments as mere expressions of personal or …