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  • Philosophy
  • Epistemology
  • Ethics

Background:

  • Perspectivism posits that actions are guided by individual perspectives.
  • Objectivism asserts that actions are determined by facts, independent of perspective.
  • The debate centers on whether normative judgments are perspective-dependent or objective.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze a key argument for perspectivism based on the action-guiding nature of norms.
  • To critically evaluate the premise that one can only be obligated to act if able to act for the determining reasons.
  • To explore implications for the objectivist stance on normative guidance.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the argument for perspectivism.
  • Examination of the "action-guiding" premise from different interpretative angles.
  • Logical assessment of the premise's support for perspectivism and objectivism.

Main Results:

  • The crucial premise of the argument for perspectivism can be interpreted in multiple ways.
  • One interpretation renders the premise unsupportive of perspectivism.
  • Another interpretation leaves the premise itself without adequate justification, thus undermining the argument.

Conclusions:

  • The influential argument for perspectivism, relying on the action-guiding nature of norms, is unsuccessful.
  • Objectivism is compatible with the principle that norms guide action.
  • The objectivist can embrace the concept of normative guidance without adopting a perspectivist framework.