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In philosophy, meta-ethics is the branch of ethics that seeks to understand the nature of ethical properties (if there are any), and ethical statements, attitudes, and judgments. Meta-ethics is one of the three branches of ethics generally recognized by philosophers, the others being ethical theory and applied ethics. Ethical theory and applied ethics comprise normative ethics. Meta-ethics has received considerable attention from academic philosophers in the last few decades.
While normative ethics addresses such questions as "Which things are good and bad?" and "What should we do?", thus endorsing some ethical evaluations and rejecting others, meta-ethics addresses the question "What is goodness?", seeking to understand the nature of ethical properties and evaluations.
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Finished the paper, metaethics can go jump off a cliff
suntsou (suntsou) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:38 -0000
Finished the paper, metaethics can go jump off a cliff
Oxford Studies in Metaethics: Volume II free ebook download. http://rln.me/YBU0
mariline_monro (Mariline Monro) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:03:33 -0000
Oxford Studies in Metaethics: Volume II free ebook download. http://rln.me/YBU0
Oxford Studies in Metaethics: Volume III free ebook download. http://rln.me/PmdP
mariline_monro (Mariline Monro) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:03:01 -0000
Oxford Studies in Metaethics: Volume III free ebook download. http://rln.me/PmdP
Illustrated - Illustrations to help explain the six stages of moral reasoning and to show how cognitive dissonance can be created.
Meta Description: [ Illustrations to help explain the six stages and to show how cognitive dissonance can be created. ]
A Bibliography of Metaethics - Compiled by James Lenman at the University of Sheffield, UK.
Book of Metaethics - Metaphysical study of virtue ethics and consulting for businesses and individuals. With topical sections.
Meta Description: [ metaphysical study of virtue ethics and consulting for businesses and individuals; periodical newsletter and community bulletin board and links published in new york city ]
Evolution and Philosophy - Introduces Metaethical Functionalism and explores other implications of evolutionary theory for philosophy. Online academic papers, articles for the layman, and helpful links.
Meta Description: [ Insights from biology threaten cherished but mistaken notions about our nature as human beings. We naturally misunderstand the nature of VALUE, JUDGMENT, and SELF. BONUS: a naturalized ethics! ]
Moral Responses and Moral Theory - On the metaethical role of psychological reactions, specifically emotions.
The Meta-ethics of Applied Ethics - Contains discussions of the metaethics of theorists such as Habermas, Putman, Rorty, and Rawls together with summaries of topics such as objective pluralism.
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