Does Ethical Language Have Any Factual Basis? Is It Objective, Personally Subjective Or Meangingless?

Question 1

Our approach to ? is affected by our ? to the kind of things morals are.

Answer 1

Morality.

Attitude.

Question 2

Morality is identifiable and ?

Answer 2

Objective.

Question 3

The idea of objective ? ? is a powerful thing, with a capacity to command ? over all and provide assurances on what we should and shouldn’t do.

Answer 3

Moral truth.

Authority.

Question 4

If moral truth is ?, we could be confident about how to live and the kind of ? we need.

Answer 4

Objective.

Laws.

Question 5

? suggested there must be facts behind our ? ?

Answer 5

Moore.

Moral utterances.

Question 6

Stevenson suggested that two people could be disagreeing over ?, not ?

Answer 6

Beliefs.

Facts.

Question 7

If morality is a matter of your ? and background, then what is morally “?” is only “true for you”.

Answer 7

Beliefs.

True.

Question 8

If our morality is part of our individual view of the world, rather than anything shared or ?, then it has the advantage of being a reflection of what we individually and ? believe. Yet, it can’t bind other people.

Answer 8

Universal.

Personally.

Question 9

Stevenson thinks our ? ? has a purpose; it’s an attempt to persuade other people to agree with our ?

Answer 9

Moral language.

Beliefs.

Question 10

? celebrates personal identity and ?, but it’s not good for groups, communities and society.

Answer 10

Subjectivism.

Individuality.