Michael Ridge

We all form judgments about what ways of life are worthwhile, what we are morally required to do and so on. These so-called "e;normative"e; judgments have seemed puzzling in part because they exhibit both belief-like and desire-like features. Traditional cognitivist theories hold that these judgments are beliefs rather than desires;...

We all form judgments about what ways of life are worthwhile, what we are morally required to do and so on. These so-called "e;normative"e; judgments have seemed puzzling in part because they exhibit both belief-like and desire-like features. Traditional cognitivist theories hold that these judgments are beliefs rather than desires;...

We all form judgments about what ways of life are worthwhile, what we are morally required to do and so on. These so-called "normative" judgments have seemed puzzling in part because they exhibit both belief-like and desire-like features. Traditional cognitivist theories hold that these judgments are beliefs rather than desires; traditional...