Cognitvism

Question 1

Cognitivism

Answer 1

The belief moral judgements can be true or false as a moral reality independently and objectively exists in reality, good and bad refer to things in existence actions can factually conform to

Question 2

Moral realism

Answer 2

Cognitivist belief certain moral actions can be factually right or wrong

Question 3

are moral judgements objective or subjective

Answer 3

Objective

Question 4

Moral facts

Answer 4

Exist objectively and independently and we can discover them through reason-our actions can conform to them

Question 5

Good and Bad

Answer 5

objective properties which actually exist we can know the meaning of

Question 6

Values are facts

Answer 6

Values or feelings about if something is wrong can be factually correct, e.g if the good is pleasure and bad is pain, saying murder is wrong bc it causes pain is a value but objectively true

Question 7

Ethical naturalism

Answer 7

The belief good and bad are natural, objective properties which exist and we can discover the meaning of them through reason or observation

Question 8

Mills Naturalism

Answer 8

-Its a natural fact that pleasure is good and pain is bad as pleasure/happiness is strived for and is good for society and we intrinsically feel actions that cause harm are bad

Question 9

Criticisms-Naturalistic Fallacy

Answer 9

-Gm moore-we cannot put natural properties onto a non natural property like goodness as its a fallacy-goodness isnt a natural property we can describe but we can know it through reason

Question 10

Mackie-error theory

Answer 10

-Its an error to assume an objective good or bad exists at all, evidence suggests morality is subjective and no moral truths exist.