Meta Ethics What is the focus of discussion in Meta Ethics? Non-Cognitive Thinkers Examples of how Naturalism can be seen in Ethical approaches: Cognitive Thinkers Explain the differences between Meta Ethics and Normative Ethics. Example of how Naturalism could work – application to case study Naturalism Cognitive Non-Cognitive Naturalistic Fallacy G.E.Moore: Hume: Fact/Value and Is/Ought The 4 key approaches Forms of Naturalism

James Rachel’s Response to Ayer? Meta Ethics Intuitionism G.E.Moore Criticism of Intuitionism: Nietzche Ethically Colour Blind Vice and Virtue Example? Link to cultural relativism? Emotivism: Logical Positivism: Verification Principle: H.A.Pritchard Simple and Complex Ideas Moral terms are simple and cannot be reduced: Defence of Intuitionism: W.D.Ross Prima Facie Duties A.J.Ayer James Rachel’s Response to Ayer? Yellow Metaphor

Does this devalue ethical statements? Meta Ethics Analytic Statements Synthetic Statements: Why do emotivists argue moral statements are neither? Hume’s Fork: Evaluate Emotivism: Prescriptivism: Hare and Universalisability: Does this devalue ethical statements? Charles Stevenson: Ludwig Wittgenstein: Your Evaluation: Does this idea that ethical statements are just expressions of emotion make morality meaningless? Who wins the debate? Boo Hurrah Theory: Example: