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Ayer holds that "X is good" means
{ 1 } - "X leads to more pleasure than pain."
{ 2 } - "I like X."
{ 3 } - "X is socially accepted."
{ 4 } - "Hurrah for X!"
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Ayer holds that "X is good" means
{ 1 } - "X leads to more pleasure than pain."
{ 2 } - "I like X."
{ 3 } - "X is socially accepted."
{ 4 } - "Hurrah for X!"
This is utilitarianism. Ayer rejects it because it's consistent to say "Something things that lead to more pleasure than pain are bad."
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Ayer holds that "X is good" means
{ 1 } - "X leads to more pleasure than pain."
{ 2 } - "I like X."
{ 3 } - "X is socially accepted."
{ 4 } - "Hurrah for X!"
This is classical subjectivism. Ayer rejects it because it's consistent to say "I sometimes like things that aren't good."
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Ayer holds that "X is good" means
{ 1 } - "X leads to more pleasure than pain."
{ 2 } - "I like X."
{ 3 } - "X is socially accepted."
{ 4 } - "Hurrah for X!"
This is cultural relativism. Ayer rejects it because it's consistent to say "Sometimes socially accepted things aren't good."
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Ayer holds that "X is good" means
{ 1 } - "X leads to more pleasure than pain."
{ 2 } - "I like X."
{ 3 } - "X is socially accepted."
{ 4 } - "Hurrah for X!"
Moral judgments express feelings, not truth claims.
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