Activity #1_Philosophical Essay (30pts.

After reading the chapter, kindly answer the question below.

You will be graded according to the content or argument presented. If using other sources,
please cite it accordingly to avoid plagiarism. There will be no limit of words. Thanks.

Can moral principles be tested and confirmed in the way scientific principles can.

ANSWER:

People follow moral principles as guidance to make sure they are acting morally. Honesty,
justice, and equality are a few examples of these. Moral standards might vary from person to
person because they are based on upbringing and personal values.

For me yes, moral principles can be tested and confirmed in the way scientific principles can.
Because on which ones we should be followed, a lot of people won't always agree. Moral
principles may be viewed positively by one individual and negatively by another. For instance,
while some people may think it's a good idea to make someone pay for what they've done
wrong, others could feel the person ought to be given a second opportunity or forgiveness.
Others may believe that it varies depending on the individual and the circumstance.

According to the

Sturgeon’s Defence of Moral Realism

Evan K Jobe

Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review/Revue canadienne de philosophie 29 (2), 267-276,

1990

Can a moral principle be tested and confirmed ? Can the fact that an event exhibits a moral
quality play a role in explaining why a person observes the event as having that quality? Gilbert
Harman, in attempting to point to a radical difference between scientific and moral facts, has
endorsed a negative answer to these questions. With Harman’s discussion in mind, Nicholas
Sturgeon takes the affirmative side in his “Moral Explanations,” a potentially influential essay
that is now beginning to appear in the textbook anthologies. Sturgeon rounds out his defence of
moral realism by further arguing that moral qualities of persons can play an essential role in the
scientific explanation of human conduct. Finally, he attempts to enhance the appeal of moral
realism by arguing for the plausibility of its compatibility with physicalism. While granting that
Sturgeon’s discussion is challenging and instructive I shall try to show that on all points
mentioned here Sturgeon has failed to make a good case.

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