PHI 1700H Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Emotivism, Egotism, Robert Latimer
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Asks question about the nature of reality. Axioms: truths that aren"t questioned, assumed to be true. Factual proposition (synthetic proposition): there is a table in this room. Fact-> is there is a table in this room. Moral-> ought we ought not to kill babies needlessly. Baby cant last for more than a few weeks. Innocence: anything that haven"t done anything morally wrong. Moral agents: capable of wrong doing, but haven"t done anything wrong. Plays well with what we believe and know. Factual statements are either true or false. Excuse is when you doing something wrong but its acceptable. Moral objectivism: moral statements can be objectively true or false, irrespective of people"s. They will remain true despite what others think opinions. Moral subjectivism/ relativism: the truth/falsity of moral statements depends upon opinion. Simple subjectivism: opinion of the individual that matters. Cultural relativism/conventionalism: culture at large that matters.
