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Moraliser les conventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2011

Benoit Dubreuil
Benoit Dubreuil*
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Université du Québec à Montréal
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Abstract

ABSTRACT : Many philosophers and psychologists think that moral norms have a different nature as rules from convention: while we are obliged to respect moral norms because of what they are in themselves, our respect for conventions depends on our attitude toward a particular social context. I question this distinction between moral norms and conventions and argue that conventions depend on social context because the context structures the agents’ expectations, sets reference points for the assessment of gains and losses, and helps the observer to infer the presence and the seriousness of harms.

Résumé : De nombreux philosophes et psychologues considèrent que les normes morales et les conventions sont des règles de nature différente : alors que nous sommes obligés de respecter les normes morales pour elles-mêmes, notre respect des conventions dépend de notre attitude par rapport à un contexte social particulier. Je conteste cette distinction entre normes morales et conventions. Je soutiens que les conventions dépendent du contexte social parce que le contexte structure les attentes des agents, fixe des points de référence en matière de gains et de pertes et permet à l’observateur d’inférer la présence et la gravité des torts.

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Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie , Volume 50 , Issue 2: Special Issue / Numéro spécial: Normativity: Epistemic, Mental and Moral Aspects / La Normativite : aspects epistemiques, mentaux et moraux , June 2011 , pp. 261 - 280
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