Meta-Ethics

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Moral Realism
Belief that there are moral facts, in the same way that there are scientific facts
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Moral Anti-Realism
Belief that moral propositions don't refer to objective features of the world at all- there are no moral facts
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Types of Moral Realism
Moral absolutism, Moral realism, Cultural Relativism
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Moral Absalutists
Belive in moral facts, and some moral facts don't change- wrong regardless of other factors
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Moral Relativists
More than one moral position on a given topic can be correct
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Cultural Realtivism
Descriptive cultural relativism: people's moral beliefs differ from culture to culture. Normative cultural relativism: It's not your beliefs, but moral facts themselves that differ from culture to culture
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Moral Subjectivism
type of moral anti-realism: Moral statements can be true and false but they refer only to people's attitudes, rather than their actions
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Moral Anti-Realism

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Belief that moral propositions don't refer to objective features of the world at all- there are no moral facts

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Types of Moral Realism

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Moral Absalutists

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Moral Relativists

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