Putnam, Hilary - In: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 9 (2008) 3, pp. 377-388
The present paper examines two currently popular approaches to ethical theory — namely, 'Expressivism' (also known as 'emotivism' and 'non-cognitivism') and contemporary forms of 'Kantianism' — and argues that neither provides a suitable foundation for the capabilities approach. Two...