Introduction Flashcards
For ?, moral statements might be practically useful, ? practices, personal opinions or even just arbitrary ?
Relativists.
Cultural.
Preferences.
For ?, moral statements say something ? about the world, something solid that doesn’t change.
Absolutists.
Real.
Absolutism is the idea that morals are ?, unchanging ? that everyone should always follow.
Fixed.
Truths.
Relativism takes the view that moral truths aren’t ? and aren’t ?
Fixed.
Absolute.
Relativism and absolutism disagree about what it means to make a ? ? of any kind.
Moral statement.
Naturalism is an ethical theory that holds that ? are fixed absolutes in the universe and they can be recognised or ?
Morals.
Observed.
Naturalism can be linked to ?, the theory that there are fixed moral ?
Absolutism.
Norms.
Intuitionism philosophers have contributed to deeper insights into what is meant by the term “?”.
Good.
? hold that morals arise from human sentiment, not things that are ?
Empiricists.
Observed.
The Vienna ? are a group of philosophers known as ? ? who rejected claims that objective moral truths can be verified as true.
Circle.
Logical positivists.
Emotivists hold that moral statements are an ? ? in favour of, or against, something.
Emotional outburst.
Emotivism is a striking example of ?
Relativism.