Naturalism (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes
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What does meta-ethics focus on rather than systems of moral action?
What does meta-ethics focus on rather than systems of moral action?
Linguistic value of moral statements
What view holds that morals are fixed, unchanging truths everyone should always follow?
What view holds that morals are fixed, unchanging truths everyone should always follow?
Absolutism
According to relativism, what determines what is morally right?
According to relativism, what determines what is morally right?
Individual, situation, culture, time, place
What is a cognitive statement?
What is a cognitive statement?
A statement that can be either true or false
What is a non-cognitive statement?
What is a non-cognitive statement?
Not concerned with facts; can't be true/false
What does naturalism claim 'good' describes?
What does naturalism claim 'good' describes?
A natural quality observable in the world
How do ethical naturalists view moral evil and goodness?
How do ethical naturalists view moral evil and goodness?
As objective absolute facts that are fixed
In hedonic naturalism, what can 'good' be broken down to?
In hedonic naturalism, what can 'good' be broken down to?
What creates happiness
What is Hume's law?
What is Hume's law?
You cannot go from an 'is' to an 'ought'
According to Hume, where does the 'wrongness' we perceive come from?
According to Hume, where does the 'wrongness' we perceive come from?
Our sentiment, not our observations
What is G.E. Moore's naturalistic fallacy?
What is G.E. Moore's naturalistic fallacy?
Assuming 'good' is same as another quality
What are open questions according to Moore's argument?
What are open questions according to Moore's argument?
Questions where answer can't come from question