Bernard, Louis (2025) Normative Disagreement for Expressivists. MA by research thesis, University of Leeds.
Abstract
The present thesis argues that expressivists can account for normative disagreement in terms of the inability for normative judgements to jointly bring about mental states in a particular agent. I explore existing expressivist-friendly accounts of normative disagreement and disagreement-in-general, and generate success criteria based on their respective successes and failures. I then argue for a particular theory of normative disagreement, demonstrating that it meets these criteria, and succeeds against a number of possible objections that may be raised against it.
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| Supervisors: | Gamester, William and Woods, Jack |
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| Keywords: | Disagreement, expressivism, metaethics, metanormativity |
| Awarding institution: | University of Leeds |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2026 15:12 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2026 15:12 |
| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:37841 |
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