Conversation with Martina Björkman Nyqvist

Abstract

This article discusses the question of whether it is possible to be completely alienated from what one should do, even with a full understanding of reality and the consequences of one’s actions. The author considers three different meta-ethical views on this question: externalist normative realism, internalist normative realism, and internalist anti-realism. The author argues that the first view, externalist normative realism, allows for the possibility of such alienation, while the other two views do not. The author also argues that this question is important for understanding wholeheartedness in ethical life. – AI-generated abstract.