METAETHICAL THEORIES
NATURALISM: UTILITARIANISM
NON-NATURALISM: INTUITIONISM
NON NATURALISM: DIVINE COMMAND THEORY
ETHICAL NATURALISM
ETHICAL NON-NATURALISM
morality cognitivism
good is real + objective
good is found in facts about human nature
morality is cognitive/non-factual
good is real but cant be defined
good is whatever God commands
the good is a simple notion known by intuition
BENTHAMS UTILITARIANISM
consequences of an action make it right/wrong
the only good thing is happiness
seek max. happiness for the max. number of people
MILLS UTILITARIANISM
there are higher + lower pleasures
higher pleasures are long term, lower pleasures are short term
quality of life over pleasure
"its better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied. better to be socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied"