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Practical Ethics vs Meta Ethics
04:26 - 11:49 (07:22)
Practical ethics answers the question of what is good while meta ethics answers the question of what good is. Objective ethics is the belief that ethical propositions are true regardless of personal beliefs.
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Practical ethics concerns itself with what is good while meta ethics focuses on defining what "good" actually means.
04:26 - 08:35 (04:08)
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Practical ethics concerns itself with what is good while meta ethics focuses on defining what "good" actually means. It's important to have a basic understanding of ethics before diving into practical ethics.
ChapterPractical Ethics vs Meta Ethics
Episode#214 - Cosmic Skeptic - How Do We Define What Is Good & Bad?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The existence of objective ethics means that ethical propositions are true regardless of what people think about them, but the majority's preference does not make it necessarily the right thing to do.
08:35 - 10:34 (01:59)
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The existence of objective ethics means that ethical propositions are true regardless of what people think about them, but the majority's preference does not make it necessarily the right thing to do. The speaker argues for causing as much suffering to others while minimizing one's own suffering.
ChapterPractical Ethics vs Meta Ethics
Episode#214 - Cosmic Skeptic - How Do We Define What Is Good & Bad?
PodcastModern Wisdom
This podcast covers the moral argument, which states that if objective morality exists, then it must be grounded in a supernatural authority, therefore God must exist.
10:34 - 11:49 (01:14)
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This podcast covers the moral argument, which states that if objective morality exists, then it must be grounded in a supernatural authority, therefore God must exist. However, this argument is debatable, with various ways to respond to it.