The Dogma of Reasons Fundamentalism A Critique of Thomas M. Scanlon’s Metaethics

Abstract

In his book Being Realistic About Reasons, T.M. Scanlon argues for a form of normative realism known as “reasons fundamentalism.” I attack the integrity of the domain-dependent metaphysics he adopts to support this view, and argue that a sufficiently sophisticated form of expressivism might be preferable to reasons fundamentalism.