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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The authority of social norms

Nicholas Southwood

pp. 234-248

Abstract

An important recent development in metaethics has been a broadening of its scope. Traditional metaethics was concerned mainly with trying to understand the normative character of moral norms. Contemporary metaethicists are now also turning their attention to a range of other normative — or putatively normative — phenomena and trying to understand the normativity of, for instance, norms of rationality (Broome, 2005; Kolodny, 2005; Schroeder, 2009c; Southwood, 2008), norms of prudence (Brink, 2003; Bykvist, 2006; Laden, 2009), epistemic norms (Chrisman, 2007; Chuard and Southwood, 2009; Jenkins, 2007), and so on.

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Brady Michael (2011) New waves in metaethics. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 234-248

DOI: 10.1057/9780230294899_12

Full citation:

Southwood Nicholas (2011) „The authority of social norms“, In: M. Brady (ed.), New waves in metaethics, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 234–248.