Understanding Moral Disagreement: A Christian Perspectivalist Approach

Moral argument and Christian ethics.

How is Moral Disagreement a Problem for Realism?

Moral disagreement is widely held to pose a threat for metaethical realism and objectivity. In this paper I attempt to understand how it is that moral disagreement is supposed to present a problem for metaethical realism. I do this by going through several distinct (though often related) arguments from disagreement, carefully distinguishing between them, and critically evaluating their merits. ...

Moral realism and the sceptical arguments from disagreement and queerness

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D. Loeb Moral Realism and the Argument from Disagreement

The argument from disagreement is among the most important that has been directed against moral realism.1 Yet, in recent years it has been widely rejected – so widely, in fact, that even those who are sympathetic with irrealism have often found it unconvincing. One reason for this has to do with the fact that newer, more sophisticated versions of moral realism have recently emerged. Some of the...

Spirit of Holiness? Moral Decline in ‘christian’ Society

Politicians commonly turn to religion to help deal with the modern decline in morality, only to be confronted with failure even among its leaders. To some extent, the contradiction between what the Church preaches and what it does can be explained by the fact that moral change is energised by the Spirit, who however does not work in society as a whole, does not force but prompts, and changes pe...