Interactive Demo

Meta-Ethical Decision Engine

Meta-Ethical Decision Engine is a free, interactive learning demo from the Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course on Lykke. It helps you build intuition for Moral objectivity, Ethics and religion, Divine Command Theory. Play with it directly in your browser — it features 2 dropdowns and 5 buttons. Select Scenario Inflicting Pain for Fun Helping the Needy Stealing to Survive 2. This demo lives in the “Moral Objectivity and the Role of Religion” section of the course.

Preview of the Meta-Ethical Decision Engine interactive demo
Preview of Meta-Ethical Decision Engine — play the live version below.
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How to use this demo

  1. Select Scenario Inflicting Pain for Fun Helping the Needy Stealing to Survive 2.
  2. Use the “Moral Realism”, “Subjectivism”, “Cultural Relativism”, “Divine Command Theory” buttons to trigger actions or reset the demo.
  3. Pick an option from the dropdown to switch between scenarios.
  4. Experiment freely — there's nothing to break, and every change is reversible.

What you'll explore

Frequently asked questions

What does the Meta-Ethical Decision Engine demo do?

Explores the debate between moral universalism and relativism, as well as the historical and logical relationship between religious faith and ethical systems. Meta-Ethical Decision Engine turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

What Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics concept does Meta-Ethical Decision Engine teach?

Explores the debate between moral universalism and relativism, as well as the historical and logical relationship between religious faith and ethical systems. It focuses on Moral objectivity, Ethics and religion, Divine Command Theory from the “Moral Objectivity and the Role of Religion” section.

What can I control in Meta-Ethical Decision Engine?

A dropdown switches between scenarios; the “Moral Realism”, “Subjectivism”, “Cultural Relativism”, “Divine Command Theory” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

How does Meta-Ethical Decision Engine fit into the Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course?

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of philosophical ethics, focusing primarily on the Western cultural tradition. It explores the critical examination of moral judgments and the evaluation of… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Moral Objectivity and the Role of Religion” section. Open the full Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/introduction-to-philosophy-ethics-0a6967bf-c41b-41bd-bfcf-18f16e08bbf2 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

What will I understand better after using Meta-Ethical Decision Engine?

You'll build intuition for Moral objectivity, Ethics and religion, Divine Command Theory — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics alone.

From the Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course

This interactive demo is part of the Moral Objectivity and the Role of Religion section. Explore the full Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course wiki on Lykke — with notes, flashcards, quizzes and more interactive demos.

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