Meta-ethics Flashcards
1
Q
What are normative ethics?
A
Theories of ethics that give advice on how we ought to behave
2
Q
What are examples of normative theories?
A
Natural law
Situation ethics
Utilitarianism
Kantian ethics
3
Q
What are the two main aspects to answering the question of what goodness is?
A
Metaphysical + linguistic
4
Q
What are the two opposing views on the metaphysical nature of goodness?
A
Moral realism + moral anti-realism
5
Q
What’s moral realism?
A
The view that right and wrong actually exist
6
Q
What’s moral anti-realism?
A
The view that moral properties don’t exist
7
Q
What are the two opposing views on the linguistic nature of goodness?
A
Cognitivism + non-cognitivism
