How (not) to Speak of Morality as a Social Construction

The aim of this paper is to articulate a distinctive version of the view that morality is a social construction. The social constructivist view is critically located with respect to other metaethical views, including expressivism; error theory; robust moral realism, and other forms of constructivism. During this discussion, several potential misunderstandings which would stand in the way of a fair evaluation of the social constructivist view are identified and diagnosed.