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'The Sayings of Confucius', 'Ruling Passions' and 'Emotivism'
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics
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All men prefer outward appearance to true excellence [Kongzi (Confucius)]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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Humans are similar, but social conventions drive us apart (sages and idiots being the exceptions) [Kongzi (Confucius)]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / h. Expressivism
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Two people might agree in their emotional moral attitude while disagreeing in their judgement [Brink]
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Emotivists find it hard to analyse assertions of moral principles, rather than actual judgements [Brink]
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Emotivists claim to explain moral motivation by basing morality on non-cognitive attitudes [Brink]
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Emotivists tend to favour a redundancy theory of truth, making moral judgement meaningless [Brink]
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Emotivism implies relativism about moral meanings, but critics say disagreements are about moral reference [Brink]
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How can emotivists explain someone who recognises morality but is indifferent to it? [Brink]
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