meta ethics Flashcards
1
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absolutism
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moral statements can be established a priori, judgements are true or false, depending in the facts of the world
2
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objective
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morality deals with facts
3
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cognitive
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ethical language can have true meaning
4
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moral realism
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there are objective moral values which do not depend on our beliefs
5
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relativism
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what determines ‘good’ or ‘bad’ are grounded in social custom therefore we can’t reach a consensus on objective morality
6
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subjective
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moral judgement are feelings/responses to individual situations
7
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non cognitive
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ethical language can’t have true meaning
8
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moral anti realism
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there are no objective moral values