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3 entriesInstrumental Value
Instrumental value is the worth a thing possesses as a means to achieve some…
Intrinsic Value
Intrinsic value is the worth a thing possesses in and of itself, as an end,…
Is-Ought Problem (Hume's Guillotine)
The is-ought problem holds that no purely descriptive premise about what is can…
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4 entriesMeta-Ethics
Meta-ethics is the branch of moral philosophy that investigates the nature,…
Moral Absolutism
Moral absolutism is the ethical position that certain actions are intrinsically…
Moral Intuitionism
Moral intuitionism is the metaethical view that humans apprehend certain basic…
Moral Relativism
Moral relativism is the metaethical position that moral judgments are true or…
