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That's definitely a good thing, though the terminology isn't that scary. "metaethics": Study of moral thought. Rather arguing about whether euthanasia is a goo
by dale_glass 4y ago
That's definitely a good thing, though the terminology isn't that scary.
"metaethics": Study of moral thought. Rather arguing about whether euthanasia is a good thing or not, we're arguing about lofty matters like "what is morality anyway?"
"anti-realism": The rejection of the idea that a sentence with a moral statement is true or false. Eg, an anti-realist would look at "euthanasia is a good thing" and say that in reality you can't say "that's true", or "that wrong" like you might to "There's a bottle of milk in the fridge". In reality it means something more like "Euthanasia is a good thing if you subscribe to my particular values", or "The thought of being able to end my life when I want makes me happy".
"deontology": Moral behavior is following rules without regards of any consequences. Eg, if the rules are "don't lie", then you don't. No matter what happens as a result of that. If innocent people die, you still did a good thing. As opposed to consequentialism which holds that it's the consequences what matter. Lying to murderers is a good thing because it keeps victims alive. Lying about being qualified to build a bridge is bad because you'll probably kill people.