• Ethical language/morality is objective and cognitive
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• G.E. Moore
Principa Ethica)
o Good can’t be defined in terms of natural phenomena (which is what naturalism claims)
Goodness is something we use to describe an object/action, not what we discover in it
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• G.E. Moore
o We intuitively know what is right and wrong, not from experience
“Good is good, and that is the end of the matter”
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• G.E. Moore
Moral truths are universal and beyond human experience, and we know these intuitively and gain our morality from these
Need to use logic and mind to discover these truths
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• G.E. Moore
o Therefore morality is objective and cognitive
o We work out what is good by looking at the impacts of our actions. Whatever brings about good (which will be intuitively recognized) is good – therefore teleological
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• G.E. Moore
o Two types of moral ideas/statements:
Complex idea – can be broken down into simpler parts, e.g. “horse” can be broken down to mammal, quadruped etc.
Simple ideas – cannot be defined/broken
down any further, e.g. good, bad, yellow
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Card 2
Front
Principa Ethica)
o Good can’t be defined in terms of natural phenomena (which is what naturalism claims)
Goodness is something we use to describe an object/action, not what we discover in it
Back
• G.E. Moore
Card 3
Front
o We intuitively know what is right and wrong, not from experience
“Good is good, and that is the end of the matter”
Back
Card 4
Front
Moral truths are universal and beyond human experience, and we know these intuitively and gain our morality from these
Need to use logic and mind to discover these truths
Back
Card 5
Front
o Therefore morality is objective and cognitive
o We work out what is good by looking at the impacts of our actions. Whatever brings about good (which will be intuitively recognized) is good – therefore teleological
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