"Moral Judgments Are Simply Statements of Preference

question 12

Essay

"Moral judgments are simply statements of preference." In what ways, and for what reasons, has this version of moral subjectivism been modified?

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Definitions:

Puritans

A group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed.

Anglicans

Members of the Church of England or of any churches in communion with it, which combine Catholic and Protestant traditions.

Petition of Right

A constitutional document submitted to Charles I by the English Parliament in 1628 to limit the king's authority and assert the rights of subjects, including freedom from arbitrary arrest and taxation without Parliament's consent.

English Constitution

An uncodified set of fundamental principles and established precedents according to which the state of England is governed.