Andrews, Samuel John (2023) Realism and the Value of Explanation. The Philosophical Quarterly. ISSN 0031-8094
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Abstract
Dasgupta poses a serious challenge to realism about natural properties. He argues that there is no acceptable explanation of why natural properties deserve the value realists assign to them and are consequently absent of value. In response, this paper defines and defends an alternative non-explanatory account of normativity compatible with realism. Unlike Lewis and Sider, who believe it is sufficient to defend realism solely on realist terms, I engage with the challenge on unfriendly grounds by revealing a tu quoque. Dasgupta and anti-realists face a similar challenge to that directed against realism: one that not only undermines the objection to realism by legitimising non-explanatory normativity but leaves them facing a significant dilemma.
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| Keywords: | realism, anti-realism, naturalness, value, normativity, explanation, explanatory normativity, primitive normativity | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Depositing User: | Sam Andrews | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2023 12:11 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2023 12:11 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 22114 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Philosophical Quarterly | ||||||
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqad052 | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1093/pq/pqad052 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Date: | 2023 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0031-8094 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22114 |
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