In: Filozofia, vol. 75, no. 9
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Year, pages: 2020, 776 - 792
Language: cze
Keywords:
Coherentism – Descriptive ethics – Intuitions – Intuitionism – Metaethics
– Moral epistemology – Reflective equilibrium – Scepticism
Article type: State / Original Articles
Document type: Časopis / Journal
About article:
Intuitionism had been one of the most prominent ethical approaches over two
hundred years, especially on the British Isles. In the first third of the 20th century it
started losing its power; however, in the last few years several philosophers have
been trying to renew this approach, which has made it one of the most discussed
topics of contemporary metaethics. Intuitionism is a foundationalist approach
which regards basic moral beliefs, i.e., intuitions, as self-evident. Nonetheless,
modern intuitionists have to cope with empirical evidence which shows that
intuitions are not as reliable a source of moral knowledge as would be necessary
in this case. The aim of the paper is to present and discuss contemporary critique
of intuitionism. First, I introduce intuitionism and its basic assumptions, both
ontological and epistemological. Second, I focus on the criticism itself, especially
on its empirical aspects concerning the role and the reliability of intuitions. As
some of the proponents of intuitionism try to react to these objections and create
a less flawed version of this approach, in the third part, I describe one of these
attempts, i.e., Michael Huemer’s revisionary intuitionism. Finally, I try to explain
why intuitionism – despite these efforts – remains a problematic approach and why
ethics might be better off without it.
How to cite:
ISO 690:
Chudárková, P. 2020. Kritika intuicionismu a Huemerův pokus o jeho revizi. In Filozofia, vol. 75, no.9, pp. 776-792. 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2020.75.9.4
APA:
Chudárková, P. (2020). Kritika intuicionismu a Huemerův pokus o jeho revizi. Filozofia, 75(9), 776-792. 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2020.75.9.4
About edition:
Publisher: Filozofický ústav SAV / Institute of Phillosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
Published: 18. 11. 2020
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