Against Ethical Naturalism

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Against Ethical Naturalism
  1. David Hume
    1. The Fact Value Gap
      1. he objected to the method of argumentation many moral theorists employed
        1. listing a set of facts such as 'stealing is the taking of someone else's property' to justify a value claim such as 'stealing is wrong'
          1. switch from factual to value language was not justified or logical
            1. this illogical jump would suggest that we can value anything we like, as the two satements (factual and value-based) are never truly logically linked
    2. G.E. Moore
      1. Open Question Argument
        1. Moore argues that there are three possible conclusions one can draw about the nature of the word good:
          1. 'Good' = definable
            1. Moore argues here that when attempting to define good, one has to come up with a word equation, good = x,
              1. however, unlike with the equation, bachelor+ unmarried male which is a closed statement, any definition of good can always be questioned, 'but is x really good?'
                1. thus it is an open question, and undefinable.
            2. 'Good' = meaningless
              1. dismisses this immediately, as if it was meaningless we would not discuss morality at all
              2. 'Good' = indefinable
                1. we are forced to conclude that good is indefinable
            3. Naturalistic Fallacy
              1. Problems
                1. Moore's own alternative is not particularly convincing
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