moral realism vs anti-realism

moral realism

there are moral facts, just as there are scientific facts

• e.g. nurturing kids is right

grounding problem from moral realism

the search for a foundation for our moral beliefs

cultural relativism in moral realism

moral facts differ from culture to culture

• e.g. different views on capital punishment

against cultural relativism of moral realism

• means no culture can be wrong - Nazism?

• no moral progress if everything is morally correct depending on culture

moral anti-realism

• moral properties (like good / bad) don’t exist in reality

• no moral facts

  • morality = subjective