Meta Ethics Essay Flashcards
what is your view in assess emotivism ?
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what is the intro in assess emotivism ?
ethical theories that hold that moral statements are not statements of facts but statements of beliefs or emotions
what is the point in para 1 of assess emotivism?
AJ Ayer’s verification principle - statement is meaningfull if its analytic or synthetic
when we use ethical language we are not judging mrality or making normative truth claims, we are simply expressing emotion
has an easier task in explaining why people have different moral viws on many topics - no facts about right and wrong , there just feelings and attitudes
what is a quote from AJ Ayer ?
‘If I say to someone ‘You acted wrongly in stealing that money , I am not syaing anything more than if I had simply said ‘you stole that money’
what is the counterargument for para 1 assess emotivism ?
no unanimous decisions can be made if ethical terms are depednandt on individuals view - widely agreed decision will never be made
PHILIPPA FOOT - seems to trivialise ethical discussion - concentration camps - significant events shouldnt be reduced to a matter of opinion
how will u counterargue the counterargument in para 1 assess emotivism ?
STEVENSON- backs up AYER - ethical language is reciprocal - when we say to somebody that murder is wrong, we are expecting them to agree.
what is the para 2 point assess emotivism ?
rejects the view that ‘good, bad,right and worng’ exist
recognsies that disputes in ethics are often driven by feelings rather than reasons - echoes work of physchologist Daniel Goleman on emotional influences - emotional part of our brain reacts before the reasoning part kicks in
what is the counterargument in para 2 assess emotivism ?
naturalism = better
ethical theories that hold that moral are part of the natiral world and can be recognised or observed in some way.
,MILL- we are able to know what is desireable /good as these are the things that people actually desire.
very fact that people all want happiness is enough to show thta happiness is actually a good thing
how will you counter the counterargument in para 2 assess emotivism ?
naturalistic fallacy - if something is natural then it must be good, by this isnt always the case.
what is your view in assess intuitism ?
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what is the intro of assses intuitism ?
ethical theroies that hold that moral knowledge is recieved differently than science and logic
its cognitive and realist
what is the point in para 1 assess intuitism ?
sugests that good, bad , right anf wrong actually exist but cannot be seen or discovered in the saem way as other afcts
recognises that there is considerablem moral agreement in the world
what is the counter argument in para 1 assess intuitism ?
also lots of moral disagreement - particulalry difficult for intuitionists whi would claim that these triths are self evident to all
how will you counteract the counterargument in para 1 assess intuitioism ?
PRITCHARD - intutionist - intuitions made by some people are better than those of others
what is the point in para 2 asses intuitionism ?
acknowledges cultural relativism
unlike naturalism , intuitionism takes the fact - value problems seriously and does not attempt to fund moral values through observation of the world.
