Meta-ethical theories

Question 1

Moore - intuitionsim

Answer 1

• Good stands alone as its own term

- Moore thought that good could not be equated with something else it is not the same.

Question 2

H.A. Pritchard

Answer 2

• He thought that ‘duty’ and the ‘good thing to do’ were not the same.
• thought that we knew by intuition which of our moral obligations are more important than others

Question 3

Intuitionism: Criticisms

Answer 3

• If we know what goodness is just by intuition and it is - impossible to define, then it becomes impossible to resolve disagreements about is right and wrong or good and bad.