Introduction Flashcards

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For ?, moral statements might be practically useful, ? practices, personal opinions or even just arbitrary ?

A

Relativists.
Cultural.
Preferences.

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For ?, moral statements say something ? about the world, something solid that doesn’t change.

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Absolutists.

Real.

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Absolutism is the idea that morals are ?, unchanging ? that everyone should always follow.

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Fixed.

Truths.

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Relativism takes the view that moral truths aren’t ? and aren’t ?

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Fixed.

Absolute.

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Relativism and absolutism disagree about what it means to make a ? ? of any kind.

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Moral statement.

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Naturalism is an ethical theory that holds that ? are fixed absolutes in the universe and they can be recognised or ?

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Morals.

Observed.

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Naturalism can be linked to ?, the theory that there are fixed moral ?

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Absolutism.

Norms.

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Intuitionism philosophers have contributed to deeper insights into what is meant by the term “?”.

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Good.

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? hold that morals arise from human sentiment, not things that are ?

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Empiricists.

Observed.

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The Vienna ? are a group of philosophers known as ? ? who rejected claims that objective moral truths can be verified as true.

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Circle.

Logical positivists.

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Emotivists hold that moral statements are an ? ? in favour of, or against, something.

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Emotional outburst.

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Emotivism is a striking example of ?

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Relativism.

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