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Free thinking for expressivists

Sinclair, Neil

Authors

NEIL SINCLAIR neil.sinclair@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Philosophy



Abstract

This paper replies to Zangwill’s argument that quasi-realists cannot accommodate the conceptual status of claims of moral mind-independence embedded in ordinary moral thought. I argue that this conceptual status is compatible with an ‘internal reading’ of such claims once one recognises the essential co-ordinating role of moral judgement. I also argue that an ‘external reading’ is available for an ‘essentialist’ type of mind-independence claim recently identified by Jenkins.

Citation

Sinclair, N. (2008). Free thinking for expressivists. Philosophical Papers, 37(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/05568640809485222

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2008
Deposit Date Mar 14, 2012
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Philosophical Papers
Print ISSN 0556-8641
Electronic ISSN 0556-8641
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 2
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/05568640809485222
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1016184
Publisher URL http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rppa20/37/2
Additional Information This is a preprint of an article whose final and definitive form has been published in the Philosphical Papers © 2008, copyright Taylor & Francis; Philosophical Papers is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0556-8641&volume=37&issue=2&spage=263

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