GE Moore Response

GE Moore ResponseGive GE Moores Response to hearing the following radio clip, work with someone else.

WORDS - fallacy, illogical, meaningless, empirical, verifiable

Learning Objectives:-Extension Question What inconsistency undermines Moores criticism? To understand how GE Moores rejection of ethical naturalism leads him to an ethically non-naturalist positionTo know what ethical non-naturalism and intuitionism mean and how they link to cognitive/non-cognitive positions To consider W.D Ross prima facie duties

Ethical Non-NaturalismGE Moore rejects ethical naturalism, so how does he know what is good or bad if we cannot make a meaningful statement about them?

Define yellowWe know what yellow is and can recognise it whenever it is seen, but we cannot define yellow.

Intuitionism (Ethical Non-Naturalism)In the same way we know what good is. But we cannot actually define it. Moore Principa Ethica.

IntuitionismSelf-evident first, rationalised secondNot with reference to any situationCognitive or non-cognitive (your intuition) ?Undefinable but knowable

W.D RossG.E MooreStand and Discuss (Your View)Answer the question. Try to use an example to illustrate your point.

Please use the textbook section on ethical non-naturalism to guide your thoughts

Ext Is intuitionism cognitive or non-cognitive?

W.D RossRoss says there are foundational moral principles that are self-evident intuitive truths. He called these prima facie (roughly intuitive duty).What might these be??? Diff. Pairs

Prima FacieBeneficence (being generous)Faithfulness in relationshipsGratitudeJusticeNon-maleficence (not being hurtful)Promise-keepingSelf-improvement

CritsIntuitionism critsAny objection to these intuitive foundational moral principles prima facie???Are they intuitive? Is faithfulness like the colour yellow?