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It's possible to believe normative error theory

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Lance S. Bush
Jan 27, 2023
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Kane B is a philosopher who posts videos on YouTube about a variety of philosophical topics. I consider it one of the best channels on YouTube, and encourage you to check it out. You can find it here.

Kane B produced a video that focuses on Streumer’s argument that (a) normative error theory is true, but (b) we can’t believe normative error theory. You can see that video here.

I think it’s a mistake to focus on normative error theory rather than normative antirealism. There is no problem with believing that there are no stance-independent normative facts. If Streumer’s use of “normative property” means the same thing as “stance-independent normative fact,” or is sufficiently similar, then I see no problem with believing that there are no such things.

The normative antirealist can deny both (a) that there are stance-independent normative facts and (b) that we can't believe this if we deny there are normative reasons for us believing this.

Normative antirealists can simply reject any form o…

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