Meta-Ethics 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Nicole PattisonCreated on: 14-05-16 10:15 Analytical Statements Statements which are true by definition 1 of 16 Synthetic Statements Statements that can be true or false and can be tested using experiences and senses 2 of 16 Non-Cognitive no ethical knowledge because ethical statements are synthetic 3 of 16 Logical Positivism The view that only thinks tested are meaningful 4 of 16 Emotivism a theory that claims ethical statements are just expressions of feelings 5 of 16 Prescriptivism a theory that claims ethical statements have intrinsic value so should be agreed and followed by all 6 of 16 Ethical Naturalism a theory that haas moral value can be derived from sense experience 7 of 16 Naturalistic Fallacy The claim that good cannot be defined 8 of 16 Intuitionism A theory that moral truths are known by intuition 9 of 16 Normative Ethics A term to describe different moral codes of behaviour 10 of 16 Subjective Language that cannot be confirmed as its meaning depends on the individual 11 of 16 Non-propositional statements that do not convey facts but can be interpreted differently by different individuals 12 of 16 A posteriori Things that are only knowable by experience 13 of 16 Prima Facie 7 duties that intuitionism claims are morally acceptable 14 of 16 A priori Knowledge acquired through statement of fact 15 of 16 Absolutism theory that moral statements are undisputable truths. 16 of 16
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