PHI 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Moral Nihilism, Divine Command Theory, Abortion Debate
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People should not do it: moral claims are normaive, normaive: how we ought to act. Good : should prefer, promote, pursue: there are other kinds of norms besides moral: Prudence: in your own best interest; e. g. you ought to quit smoking. Law: e. g. it is against the law to grow marijuana (doctor meyers lives in a place where it is legal) Eiquete: polite/impolite; e. g. saying please and thank you : norm can conlict. Oten diferent kinds of norms overlap and agree. But someimes diferent kinds of norms can conlict. If moral duty conlicts with eiquete, law, or even prudence, you should do what is morally right: moral belief vs. Varies from person to person, and with diferent socieies. What makes a moral judgement true (or false) Threats to ethics: important to understand what blackburn means by threat to ethics. Ideas that make us think that moral claims are meaningless.
