meta-ethical approachesETHICS PRINTED

Ayer

• 1910-2989
• His book is called "Language, truth and logic"
• He believed we decide in a matter of seconds on how we feel about a subject. WE may not say it but it can be implied through our facial expression, words and body language.

Stevenson

• His book was called "Ethics and language"
• Statements are more than just expressing emotion
• We can't expect someone to agree with our opinions all the time 

Intuition is about weighing up all the available facts to find the best outcome.

Moore

• 1873-1958
• We know what good is but we cannot define it. He gives the example of the colour yellow, we know what it is but cannot define its qualities.

Prichard

• 1871-1947
• He believed that there were two types of thinking:

                                                                                  General (looking at the facts of a situation)                                                                                         Moral (Deciding what to do with the facts)

We derive what we need to do from facts we know about the world

Bradley

• 1846-1924
• Morality is simply finding our place in society
• A good ethical life is divided into two stages:

                                                                          1)Find your position in society

                                                                          2) Try to be the best person in that role

Hume

• Just because something is something it doesn't mean it ought to be (Hume's guillotine)

Moore

• Good is indefinable (naturalistic fallacy)