meta ethics

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 moral values 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

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

A J Ayer put forward what theory?

• Hurrah - Boo

• Boo Boo

• Boo-Hurrah

• Hurrah for chocolate!

What is Emotivism?

• A theory where the idea is nonsense.

• The idea that the meaning of ethical language is not knowable as its use is only an expression of emotion.

• A theory where truth must be discovered by sense perception.

• A theory which states that we are far too emotional.

What is the naturalistic fallacy?

• The assertion that morals aren't real.

• The assertion that moral values are natural facts is wrong.

• The assertion that there are no mind-independent moral properties.

Non-cognitivism claims...

• ...that moral language is motivating.

• ...that moral language expresses beliefs.

• ...that moral language express objectively unknowable propositions.

• ...that cognitivists are non-human.

What is moral naturalism?

• The idea that moral terms are mind-independent, natural facts.

• The idea that moral terms are mind-independent,non-natural facts.

• The idea that moral terms are mind-dependent.

• The idea that moral terms are expressions of emotion.