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==Short Answer #1==
 
==Short Answer #1==
  
:Jonathan Haidt thinks he’s discovered something important about the nature of ethics; something about how it is connected to evolution and less about truth.  But Singer might look at this kind of meta-ethics as “crude relativism”.  What is Haidt’s meta-ethics and, based on Singer’s arguments is it a form of bad relativism?  (400-500 words).   
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:Jonathan Haidt thinks he’s discovered something important about the nature of ethics; something about how it is connected to evolution and less about truth.  But Singer might look at this kind of meta-ethics as “crude relativism”.  What is Haidt’s meta-ethics and, based on Singer’s arguments is it a form of bad relativism?  (300-400 words).   
  
 
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Short Answer #1

Jonathan Haidt thinks he’s discovered something important about the nature of ethics; something about how it is connected to evolution and less about truth. But Singer might look at this kind of meta-ethics as “crude relativism”. What is Haidt’s meta-ethics and, based on Singer’s arguments is it a form of bad relativism? (300-400 words).
Do not put your name on the document or file name. You may include your student id if you wish. Submit your answer to the dropbox on courses.alfino.org under “Short Answers”.