Does Darwall’s Morality of Accountability Require Moral Realism? (And Would It Be Strengthened by Adding God to the Story?)

Stephen Darwall has developed an account of moral obligations as grounded in “second-personal reasons,” which was conversation with early modern “theological voluntarists” who were divine command theorists. For Darwall, morality does not require accountability to God; humans autonomous agents are the source obligations. In this paper, I try show that is vulnerable some objections made against theories. There responses could make have parallels those given by However, realism, while Darwall’s project often seen being inspired metaethical constructivism. Finally, suggest view be further strengthened addition God story.