“Being a moral realist I see normative ethics as a search of the truth about our obligations and a search of explanation; the idea is that moral principles can help us to a moral explanation of our particular obligations.”
Moral realism treats normative ethics as a quest for factual truths about duties, seeking explanations that link general principles to specific obligations.
In simple terms: Ethics as truth‑seeking about duties.
Moral principles explain obligations.
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