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“Normative” ethical theories
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“Normative” ethical theories
Hey all, been a while since I posted here but still bumbling on in life as an atheist in the background
My main focus in previous posts has been in metaethics but am turning from that for a while to look at ethical theories that may be compatible with or capable of being made compatible with an anti-realist commitments. I am not trying to get back into the metaethics here but am genuinely ignorant of the best books to get into different ethical systems that are compatible with my metaethics. 
I believe it has been touched on tangentially in my previous thread but would love to get into it with people who know this area and can help.

I don’t really mind whether a theory presumes mind independent normative values if that commitment can be ignored but the system itself still an interesting one to analyse

Thoughts on this?
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“Normative” ethical theories - by Lucian - September 7, 2025 at 6:03 am
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