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Are Functional Accounts Of Goodness Relativist?, David E.W. Fenner
Are Functional Accounts Of Goodness Relativist?, David E.W. Fenner
Philosophy and Religious Studies Faculty Research and Scholarship
The short answer, which will no doubt frustrate those who read to find the short answer, is yes and no. Yes in respect of the fact that all agents are not the same and so what is good for (or judged good by) one agent may be different from what is good for another agent. No in respect of the fact that normativity, or standards which range over agents relevantly similar, is still quite present. The point of this paper will be to unpack this position.
Moral Addicts, Anthony Cunningham
Moral Addicts, Anthony Cunningham
Philosophy Faculty Publications
Moral exemplars are often depicted as those who go to extraordinary lengths in preventing suffering and eradicating injustice. Thus, figure like Gandhi, Mother Theresa, and Martin Luther King are apt to be identified as moral saints in the sense of being the morally best people. However, any adequate conception of moral excellence must be broader and more complex.