Evaluating Intuitionism

Good

• There are not conflicts about morality because morality is indefinable

• Prichard's view that we instinctively know what to do is difficult to counter because it is not up to logical and rational debate

• The world is ordered, demonstrating this intuition to know what the right thing to do is.

• Prichard said that we shoud consider preliminaries and claims when making decisions. Therefore there is moral debate.

• Intuitionism needing a nature mind explains why not all morals are observed.

• Even though ought is indefinable according to Prichard it is still recognised through intuition.

Bad

• Mackie's Argument from Queerness. Mackie said that morality was not as obvious and out there like something like maths. As well as this, morality could also change and is odd.

• Mackie also said that knowledge could never be an influencing motive of the will and is not objective.

• If multiple conclusions can be drawn, how do we know which is rihgt?

• Intuitionist philosophers cannot agree on what exactly are the duties.

• How do we know what intuiition is if we cannot test it?

• Intuition could come from social conditioning.

• If morals are instinctively known, why is this not shown around the world?