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What is ethical subjectivism?
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Ethical Subjectivism is the idea that our moral opinions are based on our feelings and nothing more.
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According to simple subjectivism is there any such thing as objective moral truths?
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No
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According to simple subjectivism when someone makes a moral statement then they are only stating what?
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They are only stating their feelings.
Ex. Homosexuality is wrong.
My feelings dissaprove of homosexuality.
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What are two weaknesses of simple subjectivism?
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1. Simple subjectivism cannot account for disagreement.
2. Simple subjectivism implies that you are always right.
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Explain how simple subjectivism cannot account for disagreement.
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The argument may be summarized like this: When one person sayes, X is morally unacceptable," and someone else sayes x is right, they are disagreeing. However if simple subjectivism were right, there would be no disagreement between them. Therefore simple subjectivism cannot be right.
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How does simple subjectivism account for disagreement?
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According to simple subjectivism there is no disagreement between two people; each should acknowledge the truth of what the other is saying.
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Explain infallability in simple subjectivism.
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So long as someone is honestly reprisenting his or her own feelings then what they say is true.
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What is the second stage of subjectivism?
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Emotivism
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According to emotivism what is the purpose of moral statements?
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Moral statements are meant to pursuade. Ex. Homosexuality is wrong. means Dont be homosexual.
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How does emotivism make up for simple subjectivism's failure to account for differences?
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Moral disagreements in attitude. SS could not explain moral disagreements because once it interpreted moral jusdgements as statements about attitudesk the disagreement vanished. Emotivism dosent have that problem.
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How does Emotivism make up for SS(simple subjectivism) implied infallability?
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Emotivism doesnt interpret moral judgements as statements that are true or false.
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