Meta-Ethics Flashcards
1
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What is Cognitivism?
A
Moral Statements that can be true of false based on how accurately they describe the world.
2
Q
What is Moral Realism?
A
The idea that there are mind-independent, objective, moral properties and facts
3
Q
What is Moral Anti-Realism
A
The idea that Mind-independent moral properties do not exist
4
Q
What are the two prongs on Hume’s Fork
A
Matters of Fact (truths gained via experience) and Relations of Ideas (truths that are true by definition)
5
Q
What are the two criteria for A.J. Ayer’s Verification Principle
A
A truth if meaningful iff:
1) It is a tautology (true by definition)
2) It can be verified empirically
