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    Philip Stratton-Lake

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy, Moral Intuitionism

    Philip Stratton-Lake is a British analytic philosopher specializing in metaethics and the history of moral philosophy. He is best known for his work reviving and defending moral intuitionism, particularly through critical engagement with W.D. Ross, and for his contributions to fitting attitude theories of value. He holds a position at the University of Reading.

    Notable Achievements

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    Edited 'Ethical Intuitionism: Re-evaluations' (2002), a landmark collection that helped rehabilitate intuitionism in contemporary metaethics

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    Authored 'Kant, Duty and Moral Worth' (2000), a sustained analysis of Kantian moral motivation

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    Developed accounts of wrongness in terms of fitting reactive attitudes (resentment, indignation), contributing to buck-passing and fitting attitude theories

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    Influential scholarly work on W.D. Ross's prima facie duties and the structure of moral reasons

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    Contributed to debates on the relationship between moral properties and normative reasons

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    Moral Responsibility

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    Wrongness can be explicated in terms of fitting resentment, and resentment can in turn be understood partly in terms of wrongness, supporting a no-priority view for this pair.

    Truth & Knowledge

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    Wrongness can be explicated in terms of fitting resentment, and resentment can in turn be understood partly in terms of wrongness, supporting a no-priority view for this pair.

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    Analytic Philosophy, Moral Intuitionism

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