Ethical Disagreement and Moral Realism
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What is a possible consequence of holding the view that moral claims do not even purport to report facts?

  • Rejection of the practical utility of talking as if there were moral facts.
  • Inability to express or serve peoples’ emotions and attitudes.
  • Compatibility with the belief that moral realism is true.
  • Incompatibility with the belief that the facts such claims purport to report do not exist. (correct)

    • How can someone defending an error theory support their argument?

  • By pointing out that moral claims seem to purport to report facts even though they do not.
  • By explaining why people keep arguing despite there being no moral facts. (correct)
  • By pointing to the practical utility of talking as if there were moral facts.
  • By pointing to the ways in which moral claims are used to express or serve peoples’ emotions and attitudes.

    • What is a key commitment of moral realists, as mentioned in the text?

  • Holding that moral claims do not even purport to report facts.
  • Acknowledging that the views people embrace might be heavily influenced by their emotions, attitudes, and interests.
  • Holding that some moral claims, properly understood, are actually true. (correct)
  • Believing that moral claims are made by people with indefensible accounts of moral facts.

    • What is a strategy mentioned in the text for moral realists to counter the arguments that appeal to the nature of moral disagreement?

    <p>To show that the disagreements are actually compatible with their commitments. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for moral realists to reject noncognitivism?

    <p>To address moral disagreement and not merely differences. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the text describe the nature of moral disagreement in relation to mere differences?

    <p>Moral disagreement seems to require contradictory claims between parties. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What challenge does moral disagreement pose for moral realism?

    <p>It undermines the belief that moral claims are in the business of reporting facts. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do many believe that moral disagreements are best explained by the supposition that moral claims are our way of expressing emotions or attitudes?

    <p>Because people have different emotions, attitudes, and interests. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first line of explanation for the sort of moral disagreements discussed in the text?

    <p>Moral claims are merely expressions of emotions, attitudes, and interests. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do some people argue against the appearance of moral disagreements as devices for expressing or serving different emotions, attitudes, and interests?

    <p>They argue that despite appearances, moral claims are really devices for expressing or serving different emotions, attitudes, and interests. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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