PHIL 2070 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Moral Reasoning, Divine Command Theory, Ethical Egoism
13 Dec 2018
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Truth- what you believe = the fact of the matter. Moral reasoning- when our opinions about morality match the way things really are. Empirical- are those that are derived from senses, observation, experiment. Eg. science takes data, does experiments etc . Normative- are those that are derived from values getting your values in line with what really is valuable. Health-wise, you should not eat read meat, morally speaking, you should not kill people for sport. Normative truth- when your values match what really is valuable. When your values and beliefs actually match what really is valuable. If having an abortion against gods commands is immoral you shouldn"t do it. There are certain things we know with certainty, so we start with the known facts and the theory that best explains those known facts is most likely the right one: eg. genes best explain heredity.
