Different Forms of Intuitionism

Abstract

In the preceding chapter I defended what I call the core theory of intuitionism, namely, a combination of cognitivism, foundationalism, and nonreductive moral realism. I hope that I have paved the way for a better understanding of the essential features of intuitionism. In Chapter 3, I will discuss the best-known objections to intuitionism, but before doing so, I wish to show that many common objections concern issues that are not part of core intuitionism. In this chapter I will argue that there are as many types of intuitionism as there are intuitionists. Hence, objections to specific forms of intuitionism are not necessarily objections against core intuitionism.