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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory

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Some philosophers always want more from morality; for others, nature is enough [Blackburn]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism

2864	The main objection to intuitionism in ethics is that intuition is a disguise for prejudice or emotion [Blackburn]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

5452	'Essentialism' is opposed to existentialism, and claims there is a human nature [Mautner]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / i. Prescriptivism

2865	Critics of prescriptivism observe that it is consistent to accept an ethical verdict but refuse to be bound by it [Blackburn]