POETIC NATURALISM: SEAN CARROLL, SCIENCE, AND MORAL OBJECTIVITY

POETIC NATURALISM: SEAN CARROLL, SCIENCE, AND MORAL OBJECTIVITY

Physicist Sean Carroll has developed a new theory of the fundamental nature of reality, which he calls “Poetic Naturalism,” with the stated goal of developing a theory of what is real that is consistent with the findings of natural science. Carroll claims to prove that morality cannot be seen as obj...

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Published in:Zygon Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 196 - 211
Main Author: Kaufman, Whitley
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-2017
Subjects:
ethics
Morality
Naturalism
science and morality
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Summary:Physicist Sean Carroll has developed a new theory of the fundamental nature of reality, which he calls “Poetic Naturalism,” with the stated goal of developing a theory of what is real that is consistent with the findings of natural science. Carroll claims to prove that morality cannot be seen as objectively true. This essay argues that Carroll's conclusion is not convincing; there is no good reason to reject moral objectivity within a purely naturalistic worldview.
ISSN:0591-2385
1467-9744
DOI:10.1111/zygo.12325