Moral Skepticism - Error Theory (J.L Mackie)

Join George and John as they discuss and debate different Philosophical ideas, today they will be looking into the Error Theory. Moral Skepticism is the doubt of morality. J.L Mackie proposes a radical ethical theory known as Error Theory. This is the idea that all moral claims are in fact false. As morality does not exist, any moral statement is therefore a false statement. Watch the discussion to see if Mackie has good grounds to reject the existence of morality and render all moral statements as false. The script to this video is part of... The Philosophy Vibe Metaethics eBook, available on amazon: https://mybook.to/philosophyvibe5 The Philosophy Vibe Paperback Anthology Vol 3 'Ethics & Political Philosophy' available worldwide on Amazon: https://mybook.to/philosophyvibevol3 Check out the Philosophy Vibe merchandise store: https://philosophy-vibe-store.creator... 0:00 - Introduction 0:18 - What is Moral Skepticism 0:40 - Error Theory Explained 1:19 - Mackie's Conceptual Claim 1:59 - Argument from Relativity 3:23 - Argument from Queerness 7:29 - Problem's with Mackie's Error Theory #errortheory #moralskepticism #metaethics #philosophy #JLMackie #ethics