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Peter Railton

Ethics

Peter Albert Railton, born 23 May 1950, is an American philosopher who is Gregory S. Kavka Distinguished University Professor and John Stephenson Perrin Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he has taught since 1979.

Facts
Birth Year
1950 1
Birth Date
1950-05-23 1
Notable Publication
Facts, Values and Norms (Cambridge University Press, 2003) 1
Office Held
Gregory S. Kavka Distinguished University Professor and John Stephenson Perrin Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, University of Michigan 1
Tradition
Naturalist moral realism 1
Classification
Nationality
United States 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)
Analytic 1
Connections

In Branch

Ethics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Peter Railton
Philosophy of Science, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Peter Railton

In Tradition

Analytic Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
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Nationality

United States

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Originated In

United States

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Source Wikipedia: Peter RailtonLead sentence 1
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Peter Albert Railton (born May 23, 1950) is an American philosopher who is Gregory S.
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1. Wikipedia: Peter Railton
  • Lead, paragraph 1, birth date
    Peter Albert Railton (born May 23, 1950)
  • Lead, paragraph 1, birth year
    (born May 23, 1950) is an American philosopher
  • Philosophical work, paragraph 2
    Railton has playfully described himself as a "stark, raving moral realist". However, unlike some moral realists, he thinks moral facts that make moral statements true are natural facts.
  • Lead, paragraph 1, university post
    Gregory S. Kavka Distinguished University Professor and John Stephenson Perrin Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he has taught since 1979
  • Philosophical work, paragraph 1
    He is the author of the book Facts, Values and Norms (Cambridge University Press, 2003), a collection of his major papers in ethics
  • Lead section
    is an American philosopher who is Gregory S.
  • In Branch: Ethics, Infobox: main_interests
    Ethics, philosophy of science
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Science, Infobox: main_interests
    Ethics, philosophy of science
  • In Group: Analytic Ethics, Infobox: school_tradition
    Analytic
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Wikidata: Peter Railton
Wikidata Q429743, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
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