Some Basic Points About Arguments Flashcards
1
Q
What is moral skepticism?
A
The belief that there is no such thing as moral truth.
2
Q
What is the provability argument?
A
If there were such thing as objective truth in ethics, we should be able to prove that some moral opinions are true and others false.
3
Q
Proving something to someone and ___ someone is very different.
A
Persuading.
4
Q
If we focused on what cannot be proven in physics, we may say that…
A
Physics cannot prove anything.
5
Q
An argument is sound only if…
A
The premises are true, and the conclusion follows logically from them.
