Perspectivism and the argument from guidance
Perspectivism and the argument from guidance
Perspectivists hold that what you ought to do is determined by your perspective, that is, your epistemic position. Objectivists hold that what you ought to do is determined by the facts irrespective of your perspective. This paper explores an influential argument for perspectivism which appeals to the thought that the normative is action guiding. The crucial premise of the argument is that you ought to phi only if you are able to phi for the reasons which determine that you ought to phi. We show that this premise can be understood in different ways. On one reading, it provides no support for perspectivism. On another reading, the premise lacks support. So, the argument fails. An important upshot of the paper is that the objectivist can embrace the thought about guidance.
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Way, Jonathan
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Whiting, Daniel
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27 December 2016
Way, Jonathan
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Whiting, Daniel
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Way, Jonathan and Whiting, Daniel
(2016)
Perspectivism and the argument from guidance.
Ethical Theory & Moral Practice, .
(doi:10.1007/s10677-016-9775-9).
Abstract
Perspectivists hold that what you ought to do is determined by your perspective, that is, your epistemic position. Objectivists hold that what you ought to do is determined by the facts irrespective of your perspective. This paper explores an influential argument for perspectivism which appeals to the thought that the normative is action guiding. The crucial premise of the argument is that you ought to phi only if you are able to phi for the reasons which determine that you ought to phi. We show that this premise can be understood in different ways. On one reading, it provides no support for perspectivism. On another reading, the premise lacks support. So, the argument fails. An important upshot of the paper is that the objectivist can embrace the thought about guidance.
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Accepted/In Press date: 8 December 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 27 December 2016
Published date: 27 December 2016
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Philosophy
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Local EPrints ID: 403804
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/403804
ISSN: 1386-2820
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