1.4 Non-cognitivism: Emotivism (strengths & weakness; add back after flashcards on handout & previous slides)
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What are the strengths of Ayer’s emotivism?
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- Emotivism highlights the reason why moral disputes are impossible to resolve in a way that pleases everyone
- it acknowledges & values the existence of moral diversity
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What are the contradictions of Ayer’s emotivism?
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- it argues that moral opinions are often formed on the basis of gaining other’s approval
- history repeats many examples of emotivist methods of expressing moral views, even if they are not verifiable e.g. Hitler’s ‘condemnation’ of the Jews
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In respect to meta-ethics, what are the strengths of
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