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  • Metaethics
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Value Theory

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  • Value disagreement is a central problem in metaethics.
  • Value change is a related but distinct phenomenon requiring explanation.
  • Thomsonian constitutivism analyzes value through 'goodness-fixing kinds'.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate Thomsonian constitutivism's explanatory power for value change and disagreement.
  • To determine if constitutivism adequately addresses realist challenges in metaethics.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of Thomsonian constitutivism.
  • Examination of the implications of 'goodness-fixing kinds' for value phenomena.
  • Distinguishing between value change and value disagreement.

Main Results:

  • Thomsonian constitutivism fails to adequately explain value disagreement.
  • The theory explains away disagreement rather than accounting for it.
  • It inadequately explains genuine value change, only accounting for the emergence of new values.

Conclusions:

  • Thomsonian constitutivism, due to its reliance on goodness-fixing kinds, is insufficient for explaining value change and disagreement.
  • The theory does not offer a satisfactory solution to realist problems in metaethics concerning value variation.
  • Further metaethical frameworks are needed to account for the complexities of value disagreement and change.