EMOTIVISM

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  • Created by: mdrn61
  • Created on: 19-10-17 09:24

A.J AYER

  • ethical sentences simply evince (indicate) emotion
  • "stealing money is wrong" has no factual meaning
  • ethical judgements have no factual content
  • therefore we cannot have genuine arguments about the 'right' ethical conclusion
  • we cannot verify ethical statements

WINSTON BARNES

  • the 'killing boo' theory
  • right/wrong etc. are outside of the field of meaningful words
  • if someone shouts boo (meaning he doesnt like something) there is nothing to discuss
  • therefore is someone says killing is wrong, there is nothing to discuss

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUBJECTIVISM AND EMOTIVISM

  • relativists believe their statements could be verified, in relation to their life = meaningful for them
  • they may not think their statements are objective/universal or apply to others, but looking at their lives it…

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