The concepts of reason and value are central in the presentday metaethical studies on normativity,and have always been key to the discussions on the “Euthyphro Dilemma” The emphasis on the concept of reason changes the logic weighing the lawlike normative authority and further turns it into the logic relying on the normative reason of practical moralityThus,moral judgements no longer come from moral authority;instead,it results from the moral reasons of the subject of practiceNevertheless,this change still needs to address the question of the ethical conflict on the source of normativityTo solve the Euthyphro Dilemma is necessary to resort to the resources of practical philosophy,especially that of Karl Marx,to understand the real,systematic world in its descriptive dimension,on the one hand,and to return to the practical logic of normativity in the normative dimension,on the otherWithout practice,there arent true “facts,” nor is there any value or reason being truly normative
LI Ping, LU Junhao.
Reason or Value? An Exploration of the Euthyphro Dilemma from the Perspective of Praxis Philosophy[J]. Journal of Renmin University of China, 2021, 35(4): 38-49