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What is cognitivism? |
The view that ethical sentences express propositions that can be true of false objectivity because they describe the world. |
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What is non-cognitivism |
The view that moral sentences are neither true or false because they do not describe the world. |
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What is naturalism |
A form of moral realism, the idea that only natural (as opposed to supernatural or spiritual) laws and forces operate the world including ethical terms. |
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What is non-naturalism |
A form of moral realism Claims that ethical sentences expresses propositions some of which are true, and are made true by objective features of the world independent of humans |
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What is moral realism |
The view that ethical sentences express propositions that refer to objective features of the world |
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What is moral anti realism |
The view that ethical sentences are not objective or independent, that moral properties do not exist at all |
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What is perspectivism |
Claims that ethical sentences are commands or recommendations and are neither true of false |
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What is emotivism |
The view that moral judgements do not function as statements but rather as expressions of the speakers feelings. |
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What is the open argument |
Attempts to prove that no property is identical to a natural property P1: if X is equivalent to good then the question ‘is it true that X is good?’ Is meaningless P2: the question ‘is it true X is good’ is not meaningless as it is an open question C1: X is not equivalent to good |
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What is the error theory |
Form of moral anti realism, view that ethical statements can be propositions, but that all ethical propositions are false - we are generally in error when we make any moral statement |
