Intuitionism

• Intuitionisst argue that moral agents use ethical language, such as 'good' and 'bad' as expressions of their 'moral intuition' 
• G.E. Moore argued that moral agents naturally possess a moral intuition 

five deeper points 

• what we intuitively recognise are intrinsic good, such as, friendship and aesthetic beauty
• human innate moral intuition is the same in all people 
• it is objective and not subjective 
• It is cognitive as it is objective 
• it is not just common sense as our moral intuition reveals objective moral truths 

• Firstly, he agreed with Moore's intuitionist principles and that intuition is an innate ability, but he didnt agree that intuition reveals 'intrinsic goods' 
• his focus was instead on the term 'ought to do', moral agents cannot study what they 'ought' to do 
• he observed that moral gents were still able to intuitively recognise what they 'ought to do' in a moral dilemma 
• once our intuition indicated what an action a moral agent 'ought to do' in a moral situation; then it became our duty to carry out that action 
• this means tha our sense of duty comes from our intuition, more so it is guiding us to follow deontological rules 

Challenges 

• there is no proof that moral intuition exists 
• intuitive truths can differ widely 
• there is no obvious way to resolve conflicting intuitions 

strengths 

• It makes morality objective instead of subjective, therefore it is universal 
• it gives morality a set of absolutes 
• it allows moral agents to answer moral clearly and instantly