Emotivism - challenges Flashcards
1
Q
No basic moral principles can be established
A
- too reductionist, gives no basis by which we can establish any moral principles
- useless in any practical sense
2
Q
Ethical debate becomes pointless
A
- ethical debate reduced to nothing more than a shouting match, with the winner being the one who can shout the loudest.
3
Q
There is no universal agreement that some actions are wrong
A
- can be no human rights or acts that are demonstrably wrong
- makes race and murder not objectively wrong.
