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Defending optimistic rationalism: A reply to commentators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2019

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Abstract

In response, I elaborate on my conception of moral reasoning, as well as clarify the structure of debunking arguments and how my cautious optimism is only of the “glass half full” sort. I also explain how rationalism can capture insights purportedly only explained by sentimentalist and Humean views. The reply concludes by clarifying and admitting some limits of the book's scope.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e168
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