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| no moral truth or facts, only opinions; do whatever you think is best |
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| what you do is based on what your culture thinks |
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| what the subjectivist does will depend and vary according to the situation |
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| what can "Moral judgements are subjective" mean? |
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1. moral judgements are simply someone's opinion
2. you can't prove moral facts, they are not like scientific facts
3. there are no moral truths or facts. Only scientific facts and our values placed on those facts. |
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| William's goal for the chapter |
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| what does defusing subjectivism mean? |
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| looking at subjectivism in its strongest form and see if it works |
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| what argument was Williams trying to avoid? |
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| problems that philosopher have with subjectivism |
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1. doesn't accurately explain ethics
2. not a satisfying answer to ethics |
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| problems with "moral judgements are personal opinions" |
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1. linguistic argument - aren't claiming moral truths, just expressing how they feel with strong words
2. argues that moral truths do not exist
3. uses a majority ruling for what's best for society when judging people |
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| problems with "moral facts/truths do not equal scientific facts" |
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1. in science you can find factual or true arguments, but you can not do that with moral facts
2. scientific facts are not 100% accurate, facts are refined as more research takes place
3. everything is filtered through our experiences |
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| claims from the subjectivist argument |
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1. because we disagree, moral truths do not exist
2. we are finite, we cannot say that something doesn't exist because we have not seen it or heard of it. |
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