1. Realism VS Anti -Realism
Each group/ pair will be assigned either the Realism or Anti-Realism (expressivism) article.
You will need to:
Read the article
Highlight key aspects of realism/ anti-realism
Summarise the key points
Explain the concept to the rest of the group

2. Realism VS Anti -Realism
REALISM: Key facts- Hedonic naturalist- happiness/pleasure is what moral claims should be reduced to. Belief brute facts are dependent on moral facts. Scholars- G. E. Moore, J. L. Mackie, Boyd, Shafer-Landau Summary- Moral realists believe that moral judgments are objectively true as they exist in the universe as properties just like other brute facts/ scientific facts
EXPRESSIVISM/ ANTI- REALISM:
Key facts- The first wave took place in the early part of the 20th Century when Philosophers started to move away from realism and error theory.
Scholars- R. M. Hare, A. J. Ayer, Simon Blackburn, Allan Gibbard
Summary- This article discusses the two types of expressivism which are classical and explanatory. It also discusses the first and second wave of expressivism. Expressivism is the belief that there are no moral absolutes and moral propositions express an approval or disproval of something based on society at the time.

3. Realism VS Anti -Realism
Each group/ pair will be assigned either the Realism or Anti-Realism (expressivism) article.
You will need to:
Read the article
Highlight key aspects of realism/ anti-realism
Summarise the key points
Explain the concept to the rest of the group