Ethics T1: Meta Ethics

Which of the following defines non-cognitive thinking in ethics?

• A theory dependent on personal view points.

• Judgments that are not true or false because they express emotions.

• It defines the words good and bad.

• It questions whether an action is right or wrong.

The definition of Naturalism is

• An expression of feelings to stimulate action

• A universal set of feelings

• We intuitively now how to act.

• We can prove morals using empirical evidence from the natural world.

Empirical evidence is based on

• What we can see, hear, touch etc

• What we can read about

• What The Bible tells us to do

• The work of David Hume

The philosopher most associated with Naturalist ethics is

• David Hume

• Immanuel Kant

• Thomas Aquinas

• F H Bradley

Who wrote the Naturalistic Fallacy?

• David Hume

• F H Bradley

• G E Moore

• A J Ayer

The Ethical Theory that says we use our 'gut reaction' is called

• Emotivism

• Prescriptivism

• Naturalism

• Intuitionism

The philosopher who put forward the idea of intuitionism was

• George Moore

• F H Bradley

• Jeremy Bentham

• David Hume

Who said our intuition comes from our "unreflective consciousness"?

• G E Moore

• H A Prichard

• F H Bradley

• T S Elliot

Who said "The only real valuable thing is intuition"?

• F H Bradley

• G E Moore

• Albert Einstein

• Sir Isaac Newton

A J Ayer put forward what theory?

• Hurrah - Boo

• Boo Boo

• Boo-Hurrah

• Hurrah for chocolate!