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Cards (12)
Moral Realism
: The view that
moral facts
exist
independently
of human
beliefs.
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Moral Anti-realism
: The rejection of the existence of objective moral facts.
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Non-cognitivism
: The idea that
moral statements
do not express
propositions
or convey
truth values.
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Ethical Naturalism
: The belief that
moral properties
are
reducible
to
natural properties.
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Moral Realism
: Arguing that
actions
are
objectively right
or
wrong
, regardless of individual
beliefs.
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Moral
Anti-realism
: Claiming that morality is subjective and varies from person to person.
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Non-cognitivism
: Viewing
moral statements
as expressions of
emotions
rather than
objective truths.
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Ethical Naturalism
: Believing that
moral properties
can be explained in terms of
natural properties.
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G.E
Moore
: Criticized
naturalistic fallacy
, argued for the existence of
non-natural moral properties.
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J.L
Mackie
: Advocated for
moral anti-realism
, arguing that
moral values
are not
objective facts.
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Strengths:
Clarifies
the
foundations
of
ethical reasoning.
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Weaknesses
: May not offer
practical guidance
for
specific situations.
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