METAETHICS

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Relativism

Moral values exist and are meaningful

Values change from person to person

More than one right answer when it comes to moral dilemma

Logical Positivism

Attempt to evaluate all philosophical statements in terms of if they are true

If it cannot be proven true or empirical then it is nonsense

Moral statements only express disapproval or approval

Emotivism

All human actions are directed by thought to some extent, for example David Hume's theory

People perform actions despite their own interest

Moral judgements are created from passion and emotion

Intuitionalism

There are moral facts but they're not known through reason

Uses moral compass and sense

Natural sense of right and wrong

Determinism

Every event, decision and action is predetermined from prior events

Level of influence humans have are dependant on past and present events

Moral Naturalism

Appeals to those who believe and do not believe in a higher power

Relies on human nature

Truth is discoverable

Those with the view of religious naturalism, find guidance in the supernatural being

Divine Command Theory

Supernatural being's create right and wrong

The divine being created the universe

Do what you are told rather than what you feel

Skepticism/Nihilism

People have no free will

Following a higher being's guidelines

Cannot be held accountable for actions

moral values exist but are merely opinions

Subjectivists

Moral values rather than moral facts

Moral values exist and guide behaviour

Actions can be either right or wrong, but not all the time or everywhere no

Objectivists

A statement/something that can always be true

Actions are always right or wrong

Something that is true for everyone, no matter what the case

Moral facts rather than moral values