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Moral externalisation fails to scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2018

Carl Joseph Brusse Open the ORCID record for Carl Joseph Brusse [Opens in a new window]  and
Kim Sterelny
Carl Joseph Brusse
Affiliation:
School of Philosophy, RSSS, CASS, The Australian National University, Acton, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia. [email protected]@anu.edu.auhttps://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/sterelny-k
Kim Sterelny
Affiliation:
School of Philosophy, RSSS, CASS, The Australian National University, Acton, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia. [email protected]@anu.edu.auhttps://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/sterelny-k
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Abstract

We argue that Stanford's picture of the evolution of externalised norms is plausible mostly because of the idealisations implicit in his defence of it. Once we take into account plausible amounts of normative disagreement, plausible amounts of error and misunderstanding, and the knock-on consequences of shunning, it is plausible that Stanford under-counts the costs of externalisation.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e100
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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