The varieties of normativity
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
The Routledge Handbook of Metaethics
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Date
8-2017
First Page
567
Last Page
581
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
There are things we should do, and other things we should not. Some choices are permitted, others are required, and others are impermissible. Some behavior is appropriate, some feelings unwarranted. Happiness is good. Nazis are bad. Italian fascists are also bad, but Nazis are worse. Some think eating meat is immoral; others, that mentioning such beliefs in the presence of the Thanksgiving turkey is impolite. Double-parking is illegal; so is murder, even murder of a Nazi.
DOI
10.4324/9781315213217.ch36
Publisher Statement
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Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9781138812208
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Baker, D. (2017). The varieties of normativity. In T. McPherson & D. Plunkett (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Metaethics (pp.567-581). New York: Routledge.