Naturalism (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

Linguistic value of moral statements, not constructing systems of action

Morals are fixed, unchanging truths everyone should follow

Moral truths not fixed; change by individual/situation/culture

Statement that can be either true or false

Not about facts; cannot be known as true or false

A natural quality observable in world, existing independently

Moral good/evil are objective absolute facts, fixed

What creates happiness

Absolute objective moral facts exist, observable in society

Cannot go from an 'is' to an 'ought'

From our sentiment, not from our observations

Moral language includes obligation; 'ought' implied in language itself

Error of assuming 'good' is same as other natural quality

Question where answer cannot be derived from question itself

Absolute moral facts exist (e.g., virtues); observable in people's actions