Meta ethics Flashcards
(28 cards)
Absolutism
Morals are fixed and unchanging truths that should be followed by everyone
Relativism
Moral truths aren’t fixed and can change depending on the individual
Naturalism
Morals can be observed in the natural world
What is the Vienna circle
a group of logical positivists
Emotivism
Moral statements aren’t true but are based off emotions and belief
Who came up with the football analogy
Andre fisher
Who came up with the football analogy
Andrew fisher
Explain the football analogy
player of the match - applied ethics
referee- normative theories
match of the day - meta ethics
Naturalist scholars
F.H Bradley
Philipa foot
JL Mackie
What is a theological naturalist
Group that believe that God created us in ago den so we should act in a way which follows Gods laws
What is a hedonic naturalist
Group that look for the most amount of happiness
Fh Bradley’s theory
We have fixed stations in life, no social mobility.
Duty comes from our stations
Phillips foot
Morals can be observed through how a human acts (virtues etc)
J.L. Mackie
Based on tradition
Act according to social expectations
Intuitionism scholars
G.E Moore
H.A Pritchard
W.D Ross
H.A Pritchard
- No definitive answer on how to behave
- you can mix duty and good
- do good as it’s your duty
Pritchard two types of thinking
Reason - collect facts
Intuition - what decision you make
W.D Ross
- 7 prima facies - principles to use when making decisions
- Morals differ from person to person
- cultural differences etc
G.E Moore
- good is good
- naturalistic fallacy
- good is simple notion
- horse is complex notion ( broken down into different qualities)
Emotivism scholars
Vienna circle
AJ Ayer
CL Stevenson
Vienna circle
- need proof to verify existence of things
- ‘a meaningful statement about the world is one that can be verified’
AJ Ayer
3 types of judgement
- analytical(true by definition)
- synthetic (verified through senses)
- Moral
Morals tells us about a person and their feelings not right or wrong.
- hurrah/ boo theory
CL Stevenson
- Moral statements are emotional expressions
- Morals show peoples attitudes
- people want others to agree with their views
Non cognitive
Objective ( verified )
