Sceptical Paths. Enquiry and Doubt From Antiquity to the Present
Philosophical papers on history and philosophy of scepticism.
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Darwinism in metaethics: what if the universal acid cannot be contained?
The aim of this article is to explore the impact of Darwinism in metaethics and dispel some of the confusion surrounding it. While the prospects for a Darwinian metaethics appear to be improving, some underlying epistemological issues remain unclear. We will focus on the so-called Evolutionary Debunking Arguments (EDAs) which, when applied in metaethics, are defined as arguments that appeal to the evolutionary origins of moral beliefs so as to undermine their epistemic justification.