Health Sciences 2610F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Moral Realism, Psychological Egoism, John Stuart Mill
25 Nov 2016
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Meta ethics: the fundamental beliefs and/or knowledge that contextualize your ethical beliefs: meta-ethics = pure theory about right and wrong, ethics = deciding what is right/wrong in situations, action = following through. Talking about ethics - not about ethical issues (theory not application. Takes place outside" ethics - before actual ethical discussion about a subject can begin. Foundations of your ethical beliefs: must be consistency. Ex. what is right and wrong? how can someone know right from wrong? why behave ethically? where does moral authority come from? is there a universal moral truth? (no societies have diff rules/beliefs) Speci c ex. realism vs. anti-realism: realism: universal truth (fact) exist outside of the mind (truth is real") Something is real, independent of ability to perceive it, veri able facts: antirealism: denies universal truth exists. No facts in ethics: meta-ethical perspective helps guide your ethical beliefs and actions. The discipline or eld of study itself - working with theory on issues.
