Subjectivism: Objectives and Readings

Subjectivism is the meta-ethical view that moral claims are "subjective" and not "objective." Ethical subjectivists usually use ordinary (but philosophically naive) notions of "subjective" and "objective." I explain and critically analyze these naive notion in Thinking Critically About the "Subjective"/"Objective" Distinction, which is one of the assigned readings for this section.

After reading the material for this section you should be able to:

1. Clearly explain simple subjectivism;

2. Clearly explain the arguments against simple subjectivism;

3. Clearly explain emotivism;

4. Clearly explain the arguments against emotivism;

5. Explain why reason matters in ethics.

6. Write the answer to Question 3 of the Midterm Exam. (Start NOW.)