Metaethics Ethics Philosophy

Metaethics

Is ethical truth something absolute and fixed for all time, in the same way that 2+2=4 will always be true, or is it historically and culturally specific - or is there no such thing as "ethical truth" at all? What is the precise meaning of the word "ought"? These sorts of questions fall under the scope of Metaethics. concepts. When compared to normative ethics and applied ethics, the field of metaethics is the least precisely defined area of moral philosophy. Three issues, though, are prominent: (1) metaphysical issues concerning whether morality exists independently of humans; (2) psychological issues concerning what motivates us to be moral; and (3) linguistic issues concerning the meaning of key ethical terms ..."

• - The result of a process of reflection on an area of (moral) inquiry, a notion figuring prominently in Rawls' Theory of Justice; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Norman Daniels.
  
• - Introduces Metaethical Functionalism and explores other implications of evolutionary theory for philosophy. Online papers, discussion, polls, and links.
  
• - On the metaethical role of psychological reactions, specifically emotions.
  
• - Compiled by James Lenman at the University of Glasgow, UK.
  
  

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