1. WORDS - fallacy, illogical, meaningless, empirical, verifiable
GE Moore Response
Give GE Moore’s Response to hearing the following radio clip, work with someone else.
WORDS - fallacy, illogical, meaningless, empirical, verifiable

2. Learning Objectives:-
Extension Question – What inconsistency undermines Moore’s criticism?
To understand how GE Moore’s rejection of ethical naturalism leads him to an ethically non-naturalist position
To know what ethical non-naturalism and intuitionism mean and how they link to cognitive/non-cognitive positions
To consider W.D Ross’ prima facie duties

3. Ethical Non-Naturalism
GE Moore rejects ethical naturalism, so how does he know what is good or bad if we cannot make a meaningful statement about them?

4. Define yellow
“We know what yellow is and can recognise it whenever it is seen, but we cannot define yellow.”

5. Intuitionism (Ethical Non-Naturalism)
“In the same way we know what good is. But we cannot actually define it.” Moore ‘Principa Ethica’.

6. Intuitionism Self-evident first, rationalised second
Not with reference to any situation
Cognitive or non-cognitive (your intuition) ?
Undefinable but knowable
W.D Ross
G.E Moore

7. Stand and Discuss (Your View)
Answer the question. Try to use an example to illustrate your point.
Please use the textbook section on ethical non-naturalism to guide your thoughts
Ext – Is intuitionism cognitive or non-cognitive?

8. W.D Ross
Ross says there are foundational moral principles that are self-evident intuitive truths. He called these prima facie (roughly intuitive duty).
What might these be??? Diff. Pairs

9. Prima Facie Beneficence (being generous) Faithfulness in relationships
Gratitude
Justice
Non-maleficence (not being hurtful)
Promise-keeping
Self-improvement

10. Crits Intuitionism crits…
Any objection to these intuitive foundational moral principles prima facie???
Are they intuitive? Is faithfulness like the colour yellow?