Ethical Language A Level Edexcel

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What is meta-ethics?

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studying of ethical language

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a judgement

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We can define good in a non-moral, natural way

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We cannot define good in a non-moral, natural way

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We can define good in a non-moral, natural way.

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We cannot define good in a non-moral, natural way.

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cognitive and objective

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non-propositional

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factual and realist

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non-reductionist

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propositional

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non-cognitive, subjective, anti-realist

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propositional

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non-propositional

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Principia Ethica

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Language, Truth and Logic

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Dialogues of Natural Religion

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Summa Theologica

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A Treatise of Human Nature

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You can't move from a descriptive (is) statement to a prescriptive (ought) statement. This would be logically invalid because factual statements don't lead to value judgements.

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Explains how there is no moral knowledge because it is neither synthetic or analytic.

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Moral knowledge does exist but we cannot jump from 'is' to 'ought'. We have to go from 'ought' to 'is'

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What Hume used to eat dinner.

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Hume's Fork demonstrates Hume's belief that knowledge can be either synthetic or analytic. Since morality is neither, it cannot be knowledge. Thus morality is only a belief and has no place on the fork.

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Descriptive statements do not lead to a prescriptive statement.

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We cannot intuit good

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The example of oranges says that we should eat oranges because they contain vitamin C.

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The oranges examples demonstrates the is-ought gap. Just because oranges contain vitamin C (descriptive statement) doesn't meant that we ought to eat them (prescriptive statement).

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Tyler argues that we shouldn't have to eat oranges because some people are allergic.

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The oranges example explains how simple terms, such as orange, cannot be reduced or broken down into separate definitions.

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A Treatise of Human Nature

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The God Delusion

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Principia Ethica

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Summa Theologica

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Language, Truth and Logic

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Language Games

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We commit the naturalistic fallacy when we try to define good. Good is a unique term that cannot be defined.

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It is illogical to move from a factual statement to a value judgement because they are unrelated.

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We commit the naturalistic fallacy when we define good because good is a complex term that can be defined.

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We commit the naturalistic fallacy when we try to define bad, since it cannot be defined.

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"Good is good and that is the end of the matter"

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"self-control is essential"

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"This change is imperceptible; but is, however, of the last consequence."

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"Good is good and that is that"

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"Good is an illusion"

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The Open Question Argument is used to challenge ethical naturalism.

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A closed question, such as is a bachelor an unmarried man?, has the answer contained in the question.

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An open question, such as is pleasure really good?, has the answer contained in the question.

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An open question, such as is pleasure really good?, doesn't have the answer within the question.

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Moore uses Open Questions to support his argument.

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Every attempt at defining good leaves us with an open question and this shows the failure of ethical naturalism.

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Objective moral truths exist.

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Good can be defined.

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Moral knowledge exists.

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Objective moral truths don't exist.

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Moral knowledge is cognitive, realist and propositional.

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"Good is good and that is the end of the matter"

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"good is rather like yellow"

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"always look on the bright side of life"

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"infallible, intuitive knowledge"

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"intuitive, infallible knowledge"

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Avoids naturalistic fallacy

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We intuit differently

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Intuitionism motivates us to act morally

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Satisfies the moral absolutist

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Intuitionism removes the confusion and ambiguity of trying to define good. Deciding on a right action is simplified as we intuit what is good.

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We can't know if our intuition is correct.

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Intuitionism doesn't satisfy the moral absolutist.

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It is a form of realism.

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We can't clarify what intuition is. Is it a conscience or a gut feeling?

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Intuitionism doesn't motivate us morally.

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We have a common intuition.

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Ayer disagrees with intuitionism because it is subjective.

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Intuitionism can be verified.

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Intuitionism cannot be empirically verified.

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Ayer preferred Hume's Fork.

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Language, Logic and Truth

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Truth, Logic and Language

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Truth, Language and Logic

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Language, Truth and Logic

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"moral sentiment"

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"Good is good and that is the end of the matter"

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"Good is good and that is that"

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"verbal ejaculation"

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"good is rather like yellow"

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Ethical terms are just expressions of our emotions. For example, saying stealing is wrong is just a 'boo' and saying sharing is right is a 'hurrah'. There is no factual value to ethical terms.

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Ayer believes that intuitionism is 'boo' and emotivism is 'hurrah'

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The 'boo-hurrah' theory is used to demonstrate how ethical terms can be verified and have emotional value.

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The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms

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Principia Ethica

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A Treatise of Human Nature

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Modern Moral Philosophy

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Emotivism: The Book

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The Emotional Meaning of Ethical Terms

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Ethical statements add to factual content.

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Ethical statements express our own psychological beliefs/attitudes.

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Ethical statements are unverifiable.

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Ethical statements are an attempt to persuade others of our feeling.

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Ethical statements are an attempt to discourage people thinking.

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Emotivism is just a shouting match of emotions.

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Emotivism acknowledges different moral views.

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Stevenson gives purpose and meaning to ethical language and his argument makes sense.

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We are able to remove reason from moral judgements.

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Emotivism explains why moral disputes are impossible to resolve because they are impossible to prove/verify

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Barclay believes we need laws in our society to avoid chaos so we cannot just rely on emotion.

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Emotivism helps us express ourselves.

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MacIntyre criticises emotivism because it is just a shouting match of emotivism

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Emotivism rejects moral absolutes and is subjective

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Emotivism is boring and doesn't make sense.

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"Good is good and that is the end of that"

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"a mere appeal to intuition is worthless as a test of a proposition's validity"

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"Good is good and that is that"

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"Verification is the only way"

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