Understanding Meta-Ethics
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What does meta-ethics primarily focus on?

  • Prescribing ethical principles
  • Studying the nature of morality (correct)
  • Analyzing the consequences of moral actions
  • Examining the historical development of ethics
  • In meta-ethics, what is a key concern related to moral judgments?

  • The political consequences
  • The social acceptance
  • The truth values (correct)
  • The economic implications
  • Which philosophical question is directly associated with meta-ethics as per the text?

  • Are humans inherently good or evil?
  • How do we determine right from wrong? (correct)
  • What is the meaning of life?
  • Is there an ideal society?
  • What distinguishes cognitivist meta-ethical theories from non-cognitivist ones?

    <p>Their view on moral judgments conveying propositions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which classification is NOT mentioned as a common way to categorize meta-ethical theories in the text?

    <p>Historical vs theoretical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do most cognitivist ethical theories view right and wrong?

    <p>As matters of fact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to moral realism, what is the nature of moral facts?

    <p>Objective and independent of people's thoughts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which meta-ethical theory claims that moral judgments are mere expressions of emotions and feelings?

    <p>Non-cognitivism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does moral relativism differ from moral universalism?

    <p>Moral relativism denies any objective standard for morality, unlike moral universalism which claims for a universal ethic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ethical subjectivism believe about the truth of ethical propositions?

    <p>Their truth value depends on individual attitudes or standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which meta-ethical theory asserts that moral judgments cannot be deemed either true or false?

    <p>Non-cognitivism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does moral empiricism differ from moral universalism?

    <p>Moral empiricism claims that moral facts are known through observation, unlike moral universalism which asserts a single ethic for everyone</p> Signup and view all the answers

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