Does The Definition Of The Word "Good" Define The Study Of Ethics? Flashcards

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When a moral ? or ? is made, the words can mean quite different things to different people.

A

Judgement.

Statement.

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The statement “murder is ?” might mean different things depending on whether you think “wrong” means “is ?”, “is against the eternal rules” or “isn’t in the ? of the majority”.

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Wrong.
Disliked.
Interest.

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It can be argued that it doesn’t matter whether or not language used points to anything ? or ?, as long as there’s agreement among people about the general direction in which it points.

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Fixed.

Absolute.

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? offers other words like “duty”, “?” and “right” to use alongside “?”.

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Prichard.
Obligation.
Good.

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