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Full Idea
Version two of the normative view of values is the Buck-Passing account, which says that 'x is good' means 'x has the property of having other properties that provide reasons to favour x'.
Gist of Idea
The Buck-Passing view of normative values says other properties are reasons for the value
Source
Francesco Orsi (Value Theory [2015], 1.4)
Book Ref
Orsi,Francesco: 'Value Theory' [Bloomsbury 2015], p.10
A Reaction
[He cites Scanlon 1998:95-8] I think this is the one to explore. We want values in the world, bridging the supposed 'is-ought gap', and not values that just derive from the way human beings are constituted (and certainly not supernatural values!).
Related Idea
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| 23883 | Minds essentially and always strive towards value [Weil] |
| 23435 | If you demonstrate the reason to act, there is no further question of 'why should I?' [Foot] |
| 5336 | Ethics is the science of the conditions that lead to human flourishing [Flanagan] |
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| 18668 | Truths about value entail normative truths about actions or attitudes [Orsi] |
| 18670 | The Buck-Passing view of normative values says other properties are reasons for the value [Orsi] |
| 18669 | Values can be normative in the Fitting Attitude account, where 'good' means fitting favouring [Orsi] |