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Ardent Realism
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This chapter introduces some main issues of the book. First, one motivation underlying normative realism is the desire to vindicate the sense that the world itself objectively undergirds certain ways of valuing and behaving. But on standard characterizations of realism, realism can be true without this desire being satisfied. Calling a realist motivated in the way described an ardent realist, mere realism is not sufficient for ardent realism. Second, much moral and political philosophy is ideologically conservative in the sense that it uncritically makes use of the conceptual resources we find ourselves with: but what if these resources, including the most general normative concepts, are themselves objectionable or otherwise defective?
Title: Ardent Realism
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This chapter introduces some main issues of the book.
First, one motivation underlying normative realism is the desire to vindicate the sense that the world itself objectively undergirds certain ways of valuing and behaving.
But on standard characterizations of realism, realism can be true without this desire being satisfied.
Calling a realist motivated in the way described an ardent realist, mere realism is not sufficient for ardent realism.
Second, much moral and political philosophy is ideologically conservative in the sense that it uncritically makes use of the conceptual resources we find ourselves with: but what if these resources, including the most general normative concepts, are themselves objectionable or otherwise defective?.
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