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Moral Realism

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[Revised entry by Geoff Sayre-McCord on July 31, 2026.
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Taken at face value, the claim that Nigel has a moral obligation to keep his promise, like the claim that Nyx is a black cat, purports to report a fact and is true if things are as the claim purports. Moral realists are those who think that, in these respects, things should be taken at face value - moral claims do purport to report facts and are true if they get the facts right. Moreover, they hold, at

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