Julia markovits acting for the right reasons pdf

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Julia markovits, acting for the right reasons philpapers. On the face of it, views about the conditions of moral worth seem independent of what firstorder moral views we hold. I call this the coincident reasons thesis, and argue that it provides plausible necessary and sufficient conditions for morally worthy action, defending the claim. Acting for the right reasons philosophy northwestern. A contemporary introduction provides a solid foundation in metaethics for advanced undergraduates by introducing a series of puzzles that most metaethical theories address.