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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory

7098	There is a new sort of moral scepticism, about the possibility of moral theories [Statman]
	Full Idea: Since the 1980s, ethics has witnessed a new sort of moral scepticism, this time about the possibility of moral theories.
	From: Daniel Statman (Introduction to Virtue Ethics [1997], §4)
	A reaction: He cites McDowell, Williams, Nussbaum and Baier as the culprits. 'Particularism' (every situation is different, so there can't be rules) seems an essential part of virtue theory, but total absence of principles sounds to me like moral drift.