Moral propositions as absolute and relative COGNITIVE NON- COGNITIVE REALIST ANTI-REALIST FACTUAL SYMBOLIC ABSOLUTE RELATIVE DO NOW: On your piece of paper you will need to spend 5 minutes defining the following terms:

ANSWERS: COGNITIVE NON- COGNITIVE REALIST ANTI-REALIST FACTUAL SYMBOLIC ABSOLUTE RELATIVE The belief that moral facts are valid propositions which must be truth-apt. The belief that moral facts cannot be known as they lack truth-value. The view that there are objective moral facts which exist in the world independently to our perception of them. The view that there are no objective moral facts and values that exist independently to our perception of them. Refers to the belief that (ethical) language makes factual claims that can be verified or falsified. Refers to the belief that (ethical) language points beyond itself to express something. The belief that ‘x’ is fixed for all time and all people. The belief that ‘x’ can vary depending on place, time, culture etc.

Objectivism and Moral Absolutism: What does it mean to claim that moral propositions are absolute? Which ethical theories claim that moral propositions are absolute? Which ethical theories claim that moral propositions are relative?

Objectivism and Moral Absolutism: Annotate the passage of the textbook as we read it together. Mind- map the points you would include to answer this question: Explain the difference between moral absolutism and moral relativism (8)

A posteriori  Cultural relativism ABS- A priori Mind- map the points you would include to answer this question: Explain the difference between moral absolutism and moral relativism (8) ABS: Hard universalism REL: Moral relativism

Meta-Ethics Cognitive Moral Realism Non-Cognitive Moral Anti-Realism Factual Language Symbolic Language Absolute Relative Naturalism Non- Naturalism Emotivism Prescriptivism Intuitionism F. H. Bradley A. J. Ayer R. M. Hare G. E. Moore