Thinkers On Meta-ethics

Question 0

HA Pritchard (1871-1947) on intuitionism

Answer 0

We use reason and intuitionism to act

We recognise good’s properties

Question 1

GE Moore (1873-1958) on intuitionism

Answer 1

Good is like the colour yellow - “simple and unanalysable”
“That is all i have to say about it”
We recognise goodness when we see it

Question 2

WD Ross (1877-1971) on intuitionism

Answer 2

7 prima facie duties (fidelity, justice, gratitude etc) that we follow depending on the situation

Question 3

AJ Ayer on emotivism

Answer 3

“Ethical terms…cause feeling+stimulate action”
Right and wrong is approval/dispproval
Only analytic and synthetic statements of meaningful
Boo-Hurrah

Question 4

CL stevenson on emotivism

Answer 4

A moral judgement is more than an expression of feeling, it means we’re trying to influence others

Question 5

RM Hare on prescriptivism

Answer 5

Ethical language tells us what ought to be done
Superior as it says everyone should do the same in similar situations
To prevent variations, one must put oneself in ‘another’s shoes’ before judging