The better angels of our nature: an exploration of constructivism in ethics, the normative dimension of peak experiences, and the phenomenology of meditation practiceTools Mitchell, Maxwell (2023) The better angels of our nature: an exploration of constructivism in ethics, the normative dimension of peak experiences, and the phenomenology of meditation practice. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
AbstractThis thesis is about constructivism in ethics. More specifically, it is about an unusual and little-known meta-ethical theory called ‘Humean constructivism’. I try to do three main things in this thesis. First, I try to illuminate a constellation of positions in logical space: Humean constructivism and its constructivist neighbours. Second, I try to paint a nuanced picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the view – I do this in the hope that the resulting portrait, when viewed from some distance, will appear attractive and interesting to potential buyers. Third, I try to enhance Humean constructivism. This third project, that of enhancement, takes up the latter half of the thesis; it will involve a strange fusion of topics: meta-ethics, moral psychology, and the phenomenology of peak experiences and meditative experiences.
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