Does Ethical Language Have Any Factual Basis? Is It Objective, Personally Subjective Or Meangingless? Flashcards
Our approach to ? is affected by our ? to the kind of things morals are.
Morality.
Attitude.
Morality is identifiable and ?
Objective.
The idea of objective ? ? is a powerful thing, with a capacity to command ? over all and provide assurances on what we should and shouldn’t do.
Moral truth.
Authority.
If moral truth is ?, we could be confident about how to live and the kind of ? we need.
Objective.
Laws.
? suggested there must be facts behind our ? ?
Moore.
Moral utterances.
Stevenson suggested that two people could be disagreeing over ?, not ?
Beliefs.
Facts.
If morality is a matter of your ? and background, then what is morally “?” is only “true for you”.
Beliefs.
True.
If our morality is part of our individual view of the world, rather than anything shared or ?, then it has the advantage of being a reflection of what we individually and ? believe. Yet, it can’t bind other people.
Universal.
Personally.
Stevenson thinks our ? ? has a purpose; it’s an attempt to persuade other people to agree with our ?
Moral language.
Beliefs.
? celebrates personal identity and ?, but it’s not good for groups, communities and society.
Subjectivism.
Individuality.