A.J. Ayer Flashcards
Ayer thought there were three kinds of judgement: logical (?) judgements, ? (synthetic) judgements and ? judgements.
Analytical.
Factual.
Moral.
Emotivism is ethical non-naturalism because it ? the view that ? tell you anything about the external world.
Rejects.
Morals.
Only things that can be ? through scientific and mathematic ? are facts.
Verified.
Propositions.
Morals are relative only to our feelings or ? Ayer’s thinking is, therefore, part of ?, which holds that there can be no known fixed moral ?
Emotions.
Relativism.
Truths.
Factual (synthetic) ? can be verified using our ?, particularly through observation.
Statements.
Senses.
Logical statements can be verified ?; they’re true by definition.
Analytically.
Moral judgements aren’t ? and they’re not verified by definition. They’re not, therefore, facts about the ?
Observable.
World.
Emotivism is sometimes called the “?/?” theory. To say generosity is good is to say “hurrah to generosity”. The phrase “lying is wrong” means “boo to ?”.
Hurrah/Boo.
Lying.
Moral arguments are expressions of ? They’re not even viewpoints or expressions of ?, although they’re calculated to arouse feelings and stimulate action.
Feeling.
Beliefs.