Values and Beliefs: A Pragmatist Critique of Moral Nihilism

Stirner's radical egoism rejects God, the state, humanity and every moral ideal that claims a hold over the individual. Published in 1844, it is the classic case for amoralism, in Steven T. Byington's translation.

Max Stirner

A doctoral study of moral error theory, the view that moral claims are never true. It explains Mackie's original argument, tests the versions of Joyce and Olson, and asks what we should do with morality if the error theorist is right.

Emma Beckman

A readable thesis on J. L. Mackie's case that all moral claims are false. It sets out the argument from queerness and the main objections, ideal if you want to understand moral nihilism as a precise philosophical position.

Matt Gustafson