The Meaning of 'Ought'

Extends metaethical discussion about the meaning of ethical sentences to more general metanormative discussion of the meaning of normative sentences

Proposes locating interesting metaethical/metanormative debate about meaning not in compositional semantics but in metasemantics

Extensive use of cutting-edge philosophy of language in developing a new metaethical viewpoint

Matthew Chrisman, Reader in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Matthew Chrisman is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He came to Edinburgh after earning his PhD and MA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his BA at Rice University. His research is focused on ethical theory, the philosophy of language, and epistemology. He has published wid...

Matthew Chrisman, Reader in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Matthew Chrisman is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He came to Edinburgh after earning his PhD and MA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his BA at Rice University. His research is focused on ethical theory, the philosophy of language, and epistemology. He has published widely in these areas, including articles in the Journal of Philosophy, the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Oxford Studies in Metaethics, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Philosophers' Imprint and Philosophical Studies.