Cognitivism Vs Non-cognitivism Flashcards
1
Q
cognitivists
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those who believe good and bad actually exist, with a realist perspective on reality
2
Q
Non-cognitivists
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anti-realist approach
ideas of good and bad have no actual existence
- instead matters of personal choice
3
Q
cognitivists something is either
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objectively true or false
4
Q
Non-cognitivists there is no
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independent concept of badness
5
Q
2 beliefs cognitivists have
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- moral laws exist
- we understand and experience these laws through analysis of nature
6
Q
moral claims are describing or attempting to describe
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reality
7
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non-cognitivists do not think what
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moral claims are attempts to describe reality
