Metaethics: Crash Course Philosophy

The video explores the domain of ethics and metaethics, discussing the nature of morality and various metaethical views. It presents scenarios to illustrate moral realism and the grounding problem, contrasting it with moral antirealism. The video also covers moral relativism, including cultural relativism, and moral subjectivism. It introduces ethical theories, such as natural law and utilitarianism, highlighting their starting assumptions and moral principles.

Explain the grounding problem in ethics.

How do ethical theories help in forming moral views?

What are the main principles of utilitarianism?