Keywords
Thomas Nagel, Ethics, Nihilism, Philosophy, Ethical Objectivity
Abstract
There are few scholars today who are challenging the notion "nothing is objectively right or wrong because nothing objectively matters," one such scholar is Thomas Nagel; we will pursue in this essay a keener understanding of the possibilities of ethical objectivity in the face of the popularity of the position mentioned above (often understood as "nihilism"). We will attempt to articulate Nagel's alternative, a "view from nowhere," as a way out of the rather relativistic and reductionistic tendencies of moral philosophies today.
Recommended Citation
Bolaños, Kristoffer
(2018)
"Confronting the Nihilism of Our Day with Thomas Nagel’s Ethical Objectivity,"
Mabini Review: Vol. 6:
No.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholar.pup.edu.ph/mabrev/vol6/iss1/1
