Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
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Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is an American philosopher known for his work in ethics, moral psychology, and philosophy of religion, particularly his defense of moral skepticism and secular approaches to morality.
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| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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academic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer | Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
applied ethics
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ethics ⓘ metaethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| isAlive | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments against moral intuitionism
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defense of moral skepticism ⓘ public engagement on ethics and religion ⓘ secular approaches to morality ⓘ work on moral disagreement ⓘ work on moral psychology ⓘ work on moral responsibility ⓘ work on philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableIdea |
coherentist moral epistemology
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contrastivism about moral responsibility ⓘ contrastivism about reasons ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosophy professor
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professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
coherentist approach to justification
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fallibilism about moral knowledge ⓘ moral skepticism ⓘ non-religious ethics ⓘ secular moral theory ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
disagreement in ethics
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free will ⓘ moral epistemology ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ neuroscience and ethics ⓘ practical ethics ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Duke University Department of Philosophy
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Duke University Kenan Institute for Ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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