Naturalistic Fallacy

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naturalistic fallacy =

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difference between naturalism and non-naturalism

- attempting to define morality leads to a naturalistic fallacy

Question 2

Moore - naturalistic fallacy

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• whenever a philosopher attempts to prove an ethic by trying to use a definition of the term good

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Moore was

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an ethical non-naturalist

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Moore believed

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morality cannot be defined by natural properties

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Nature is not moral but

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amoral (without a sense of morality)

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Moore thinks we cant define goodness by characteristics example

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pleasure can be good but goodness is not defined by pleasure

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Pleasure is a non-moral concept so nothing is intrinsically good about it except we

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define it that way (define it as good)

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therefore such definitions are open to

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question

- not everyone agrees that some characteristics are good, not in every situation