Flashcards in Ethical Thought (Meta-Ethical Approaches) Deck (9)
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Objective
Based on facts.
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Subjective
Based on personal factors.
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Realist
Moral terms lead to something real and 'out there in the universe'.
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Anti-realist
Moral terms do not refer to any thing real, are just an expression of feelings.
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Cognitive
A proposition which can be true of false as it relates to facts in the real world.
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Non cognitive
A statement with no factual truth value and cannot be known to be true or false.
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Naturalism introduction
First used by Moore to describe the view that ethical terms could be defined or explained in the same natural terms to define maths or english.
It's A Posteriori meaning its based on evidence.
Naturalist's believe that we can deduce moral conclusions from non moral premises, eg. From observation and analysis.
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Example and explanation of Naturalism
If I see the murder of an innocent, I perceive it as wrong and also see the factual points of what actually happened and who did it. The wrongness of this act is as much a fact of the universe as the fact that sticking a knife into someones heart can stop the heart working. This means that moral facts are not opinions, like or dislikes, they are facts of the universe instead.
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