Philosophy Ph.D. Dissertations
Title
Inference and Justification in Ethics
Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department
Philosophy, Applied
First Advisor
Christian Coons (Advisor)
Second Advisor
Michael Weber (Committee Member)
Third Advisor
Michael Bradie (Committee Member)
Fourth Advisor
Daniel Fasko (Committee Member)
Abstract
We all say that certain moral views – true or false, agreed to or not – are reasonable, rational or justified. When we say this, we mean, roughly, that the agent who has come to these views has answered her ethical questions in a responsible way and that her beliefs are defensible from her own perspective. Whether or not these beliefs turn out true, they have some epistemic merit. This work is an investigation into that notion of epistemic merit. It asks, "What makes a moral belief justified?"
Recommended Citation
Sparks, Jacob, "Inference and Justification in Ethics" (2018). Philosophy Ph.D. Dissertations. 38.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/philosophy_diss/38