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Hegel, Norms and Ontology

Saunders, Joe

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Abstract

This paper lays out two recent accounts of Hegel's practical philosophy in order to present a challenge. According to Robert Stern and Mark Alznauer, Hegel attempts to ground our ethical practices in ontological norms. I argue that we cannot ground our ethical practices in this way. However, I also contend that Stern's and Alznauer's conception of reality as both conceptual and normative can still play a useful role in practical philosophy, namely, to help defuse a sceptical worry about a threat to ethics.

Citation

Saunders, J. (2019). Hegel, Norms and Ontology. History of Philosophy Quarterly, 36(3), 279-297

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 8, 2019
Online Publication Date Jul 3, 2019
Publication Date 2019-07
Deposit Date Oct 21, 2019
Journal History of Philosophy Quarterly
Print ISSN 0740-0675
Electronic ISSN 2152-1026
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 36
Issue 3
Pages 279-297
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1282112
Publisher URL https://hpq.press.uillinois.edu/36/3/saunders.html