Meta Ethics

• What is a criticism of the Divine Command Theory?

  How can non-religious people still be moral?
• How does Ethical Naturalism define good?

  Good is defined as natural facts and properties
• What is the Euthyphro Dilemma in Divine Command Theory?

  Are moral actions good because God commands them?
• What does the Euthyphro Dilemma imply about God's omnipotence?

  If morals are independent, God isn't omnipotent
• What is Leibniz’s Paradox in relation to Divine Command Theory?

  God could will morally contradictory actions
• What does the term ineffability refer to in Divine Command Theory?

  God's character is fundamentally unknowable
• What is the role of supervenience in Divine Command Theory?

  Ethical commands are based on biblical facts
• What does Situation Ethics propose about morality?

  Actions are right if they produce love
• How is good defined in Divine Command Theory?

  Good is what is commanded by God
• What is the Classically Theist view of God in Divine Command Theory?

  God is omnibenevolent and the source of goodness
• What is Natural Moral Law's relationship with Divine Command Theory?

  NML is deontological and forms DCT
• How do DCT perspectives make moral decisions?

  Using scripture and religious authority
• What does G.E. Moore argue about good?

  Good cannot be defined beyond the term itself
• How does Intuitionism view moral values?

  Morality is objective and cognitive
• What are prima facie duties according to W.D. Ross?

  They are duties at first appearance
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of Moral Intuitionism?

  Strengths:

  • Allows for objective moral values
  • Avoids natural property identification issues
  • Recognizes moral duties and obligations
  • Common consensus on moral issues exists

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • Hard to define what constitutes "good"
  • Confusion between teleological and deontological views
  • Difficult to specify why actions are wrong
  • Intuition may be seen as non-verifiable
• What is a strength of Ethical Naturalism regarding ethical propositions?

  They are true because they are factual
• How does Ethical Naturalism relate to happiness?

  Happiness varies and is subjective
• What is a criticism of the principle of the greatest good?

  It often ignores minority rights
• What is a practical issue with Ethical Naturalism?

  It is impractical to calculate daily decisions
• What is a strength of Moral Intuitionism regarding moral realism?

  It proposes a form of moral realism
• What does H.A. Pritchard say about moral duties?

  Working out right/wrong is our duty
• What is a challenge for Intuitionism regarding moral differences?

  People reach different conclusions intuitively
• What does the term "naturalistic fallacy" refer to?

  Defining good as a natural property
• What is a weakness of Moral Intuitionism regarding defining good?

  It is hard to define what constitutes good
• What is a strength of Divine Command Theory regarding its use?

  It is easy to use as a deontological theory
• What are the strengths of Divine Command Theory?

  • Easy to use as a deontological theory
  • Multiple sources of authority for behavior
  • Reflects many secular laws
• What is the Naturalistic Fallacy?

  • Argument from ethical non-naturalism
  • Mistake to define 'good' in natural terms
  • Goodness is indefinable like 'yellow'
• Why does Moral Intuitionism reject Ethical Naturalism?

  It argues against defining 'good' in natural terms
• What did Moore argue about goodness?

  Goodness is simple and indefinable
• How does Moore compare goodness to the color yellow?

  Both are indefinable through examples