Overview of Meta-Ethics (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

Examines what moral language means & how it can be justified

From Greek, meaning 'beyond'

Describes & compares ethical norms in different societies

Investigates how we ought to behave

Applying normative principles to particular situations

Questions about how we should behave & what we should do

Meta-ethical questions about the nature of morality itself

Moral properties are natural properties that can be observed

Moral claims are facts but not natural properties

Cannot know moral facts; moral claims express emotions