Meta Ethics Naturalism

Question 1

Naturalism

Answer 1

Moral statements/ truths can be discovered in the world, empirically.
Believes statements can be true or false.

Question 2

Bradley

Answer 2

We can come to understand what a good person looks like using examples from society eg Mother Teresa.
Moral statements are the same as objective statements, empirical evidence backs it up.

Question 3

David Hume

Answer 3

Moral statements aren’t the same as other statements, they’re their own type of statement.
-Abortion is the termination of pregnancy = factual statement
-Abortion is wrong= a moral statememt
You cannot move from factual to moral statements, moral statememts need evidence

Question 4

Foot

Answer 4

You can prove moral statememts by observising someones actions, their behaviour reflects how they approach/use moral language.