2c. Content of Religion and ethics (H573/02) - 4. Ethical Language: Meta-ethics - Meta-ethical theories — OCR A-Level Religious Studies
2c. Content of Religion and ethics (H573/02) - 4. Ethical Language: Meta-ethics - Meta-ethical theories explained
2c. Content of Religion and ethics (H573/02) - 4.
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Ethical Language: Meta-ethics - Meta-ethical theories covers 9 specification points, including naturalism and intuitionism. Open a point below for its explanation and revision guidance.
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- intuitionism
- what it is (the belief that values can be defined in terms of some natural property in the world) and its application to absolutism
- what it is (the belief that basic moral truths are indefinable but self-evident) and its application to the term good
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- what it is (the belief that ethical terms evince approval or disapproval) and its application to relativism
- whether or not what is meant by the word ‘good’ is the defining question in the study of ethics
- whether or not ethical terms such as good, bad, right and wrong: have an objective factual basis that makes them true or false in describing something; reflect only what is in the mind of the person using such terms; can be said to be meaningful or meaningless
- whether or not, from a common sense approach, people just know within themselves what is good, bad, right and wrong