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Key takeaways from Marge and Homer’s ice cream argument, or why metaethics matters

Metaethics is about the meaning of our moral concepts, which are so consequential for moral debates and behaviour
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According to moral realism, whether an action is morally good or morally wrong is entirely independent of our thoughts and desires
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