Defending optimistic rationalism: A reply to commentators.

Behav Brain Sci

Department of Philosophy, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294-1260.

Published: September 2019

In response, I elaborate on my conception of moral reasoning, as well as clarify the structure of debunking arguments and how my cautious optimism is only of the "glass half full" sort. I also explain how rationalism can capture insights purportedly only explained by sentimentalist and Humean views. The reply concludes by clarifying and admitting some limits of the book's scope.

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