Moral Realism is a systematic defence of the idea that there are objective moral standards. Russ Shafer-Landau argues that there are moral principles that are true independently of what anyone, anywhere, happens to think of them. His central thesis, as well as the many novel supporting arguments used to defend it, will spark much controversy among those concerned with the foundations of ethics.

• I. REALISM AND ITS CRITICS


• 1: The Non-cognitivist Challenge


• 2: The Constructivist Challenge


• II. MORAL METAPHYSICS


• 3: Ethical Non-naturalism


• 4: Supervenience and Causation


• III. MORAL MOTIVATION


• 5: Motivational Humeanism


• 6: Motivational Judgement Internalism


• IV. MORAL REASONS


• 7: Reasons Internalism


• 8: Moral Rationalism


• 9: Rationality and Disagreement


• V. MORAL KNOWLEDGE


• 10: Moral Scepticism


• 11: The Justification of Moral Principles


• 12: The Justification of Verdictive Beliefs


• References


• Index