Rationality, Markets and Morals

Studies at the Intersection of Philosophy and Economics

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Rationality, Markets, and Morals: RMM 0 (2009), 67 – 82

Hypothetical Justifications

Abstract

A basic con­vic­tion in moral non-cogni­ti­vism is: only hypo­the­ti­cal norms may be jus­ti­fied. Hart­mut Kli­emt argues for a mode­ra­te vari­ant: the­re are only hypo­the­ti­cal jus­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons of norms whe­ther the norms are hypo­the­ti­cal or cate­go­ri­cal in kind. In this paper the con­cept of ‚hypo­the­ti­cal jus­ti­fi­ca­ti­on‘ is ana­ly­zed. It is argued that hypo­the­ti­cal jus­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons are not of the kind that we should look for in nor­ma­ti­ve ethics.
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RMM is an interdisciplinary publication focusing on issues of rationality, market mechanisms, and the experimental method of reasoning into moral subjects. It provides a forum for dialogue between philosophy, economics, and related disciplines, encouraging critical reflection on the foundations and implications of economic processes.

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