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November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Williams’ Critique of Utilitarianism

source Williams, “A Critique of Utilitarianism” First, some preliminaries: It’s important to be clear about what views Williams’ argument, and the…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Philippa Foot on Relativism

source Foot, “What Is Moral Relativism?” A. What is moral relativism (MR) and what does it entail? Foot begins by assessing…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Gilbert Harman on Relativism

source Harman, “What Is Moral Relativism?” Three Kinds of Moral Relativism Normative Moral Relativism: Different people, as agents, can be subject…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Sturgeon – the Necessity of Moral Facts

source Sturgeon, “Moral Explanations” Harman: Many of our beliefs are justified by their providing or helping to provide reasonable explanations of…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Gilbert Harman against Objective Ethics

source Harman, “Ethics and Observation” Harman’s Thesis: Moral theories, unlike scientific theories, do not seem to be confirmable through observation. What is…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Brink, Frege, Geach against Ayer

source Brink, “The Form and Content of Moral Judgments” Brink argues that non-cognitivist theories (he considers emotivism and prescriptivism), which claim…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Ayer’s Emotivism

24.231 Ethics – Handout 3 Ayer’s Emotivism Emotivism: Moral judgments are not truth-apt, but rather, are expressions of sentiments of approval…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: Moore’s Open Question Argument

source Moore on Goodness Moore’s Non-Naturalism Moore’s view is that moral judgments are true or false (and some are true), and…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Summary: The Divine Command Theory of Ethics

source Divine Command Theory (DCT) of ethics holds that an act is either moral or immoral solely because God either commands…

November 21, 2015 by peter

Handout: Divine Command Theory

source From Moral Philosophy through the Ages by James Fieser Home: www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/class/300 INTRODUCTION “The Underwear Bomber” is the name given to…