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PHLA11

• Quizzes on Tuesdays, also next lecture is posted this day
  • “Define a concept”. Write ~100 words
  • Don’t overwrite! (use > utilize)
• Lectures on Thursdays
• Two research papers. One is 5pg, one is 8pg
• Writing Rebuttal Papers

Ethics

The fact that we argue in ethical discussions predisposes that there is a right answer and that we reach the right answer. We argue that there are Moral Truths and that Moral Relativism does not exist.

Concepts

• Moral Realism
• Moral Relativism
• Definition

Chapter 1

• Objective Morality
• Morality Job Description
• Fundamental Moral Principles

Chapter 2

• Metaethics Flow Chart
• Non-Cognitivism

Chapter 3

• Burden Of Proof

Chapter 4

• Cognitivism
  • First Argument for Cognitivism
• Non-Cognitivism
  • First Argument for Non-Cognitivism
  • Second Argument for Non-Cognitivism
• Moral Disputes
• Moral Argument
• Complex Moral Sentences

Chapter 5

• Moral Disagreement

Chapter 6

• Moral Relativism

Chapter 7

• Knowledge
• Moral Theory

Chapter 10

• Moral Motivation
• Intrinsically

Questions

• Why does the atheist deny all facts? Do they deny facts that have nothing to do with god aswell?
• What does a substantive moral claim even mean?
• What does a positive first order moral fact mean?
• Pg 119, why does both the realist and skeptic accepting psychological reasons allow their theories to be compatible? dont they fundamentally disagree about the truth value of moral facts?
• 5.4, what is the difference between the Moral Disagreement Skeptic’s Explanation and Non-convergence?