Ethical Language is Subjective

msw91

I've got an essay to do - "Ethical Language is Subjective" - what sort of things should I include.

Reply 1

nuodai

What even is "ethical language"? If it refers to speaking in an ethical manner (whatever that means), then I suppose that it boils down to "ethics are subjective", which I'd imagine is the core of the debate.

Reply 2

Ekpyrotic

He's talking about ethical propositions, as in metaethics.

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Reply 3

Ekpyrotic

Let us be clear, to make the claim that 'ethical propositions are subjective' is to make two separate, subordinate claims: (i) that ethical statements are in someway meaningful (cognitivism), and (ii) the verity of an ethical proposition depends on its context; for example, the time, the place, and the person uttering the statement.

1. Start with sentence-long definitions of 'ethical propositions', and 'subjectivity'. Explain with examples.

2. Defend either a cognitivist or non-cognitivist position. Note, if you are defending a non-cognitivist position you have already dismissed of ethical subjectivism, make that clear.

3. If you previously defended cognitivism, now defend either moral realism (moral objectivity) or moral subjectivity.

4. Sum up.

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