Knowledge, Reality, and Value: Huemer’s Response, Part 4

The latest from Huemer:

Thanks, everyone, for the discussion! Here are my responses to the comments about part 4:

Bryan’s Comments

“BC” indicates Bryan’s comments; “MH” is me, from the book.

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BC:      When defending moral realism, Huemer places a fair amount of weight on linguistic evidence … I find this evidence less probative than he does. Why? Because human beings often frame non-assertions as assertions for rhetorical effect. “Yay for the Dodgers!” is almost equivalent in meaning to “Dod...