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What s is the reason for the claim that the normal is variant of the concept of good Just because historically people have associated the two does not mean they must be actually associated with each other Moral Subjectivism is the theory that there is no objective moral principle and that what is morally right is determined by a person for him herself Whatever one says is morally right is morally right goes AGAINST the moral subjectivism Would say morality is entirely subjective This proves it incoherent Terminology and ethical theories Fact describes the way the world is It is indisputable that the world exists in some way or another A statement is a fact just in case the statement accurately describe the world Facts describe states of affairs The statement must accurately describe the fact To say that an entity has moral status is to say that s moral judgments apply to this entity For example a chair has nor moral status icant wrong it kittens have moral status Some entitles have moral status and some don t An action is merely morally permissible if it is moral to do it and moral not to do it An action is morally obligatory if it is your moral duty to do it Negative rights are protections against actions that are morally impermissible Positive rights are entitlements to some goods or services free health care free education Rights and obligations If I have a right then you are obligated to respect that right HOWEVER I can have a obligation towards x without x having any rights We can have obligations towards the environment without having any rights


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