Many struggle with the seemingly inconsistent & slippery nature of morality - do moral facts exist? What are they? How can we verify them? Pragmatists sidestep many of these issues by bailing on the whole “truth” thing and asking instead: what works?
(Many thanks to Liz, Dev, and The Best Discussion crew!)
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Pragmatic Ethics, by Hugh LaFolette - https://www.hughlafollette.com/papers/pragmati.htm
On Truth, by Simon Blackbutn - https://smile.amazon.com/Truth-Simon-Blackburn/dp/0190867213
SEP: The Pragmatic Theory of Truth - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-pragmatic/
SEP: Pragmatism - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatism/
SEP: Metaethics - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/metaethics/
Metaethics - Moral Realism & Anti-Realism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krOBdYnWKNk
Theories of Truth, Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgDAQw3XJzE
Issues of Utilitarian Ethics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA2JwEhJss8