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AJ Ayer’s emotivism

AJ Ayer’s emotivism. LO: I will understand Ayer’s emotivism. Homework: For Tuesday Revise for progress test on meta ethics Compare and contrast Ayer and Moore’s views of language. (35). Recap. What is the naturalist fallacy? Why is yellow like good?

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AJ Ayer’s emotivism

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  1. AJ Ayer’s emotivism LO: I will understand Ayer’s emotivism. Homework: For Tuesday Revise for progress test on meta ethics Compare and contrast Ayer and Moore’s views of language. (35)

  2. Recap • What is the naturalist fallacy? • Why is yellow like good? • How do we know if something is good or not?

  3. Emotivism – the boo/hurray theory • Influenced by Hume. • True information is verified by science. • Facts are observable but moral statements are emotive expressions. • Non cognitive. • Ethical statements cannot be true or false. • Words like good and bad are ways of showing emotional approval or disapproval. • 2 types: analytic & synthetic

  4. Essay plan Plan out the introduction, main part and conclusion for the following essay: ‘Emotivism is not the correct way to deal with language’. Discuss. (35)

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