That’s true, but consequentialism, deontology, etc. are typically categorized as normative ethical theories, while claims like “don’t kill” are treated as first-order normative moral claims.
The term “metaethics” is typically used to refer to abstract issues about the nature of morality, e.g., whether there are moral facts. It is pretty much standard in contemporary moral philosophy to refer to consequentialism as a normative moral theory, not a metaethical one.
I don’t think there are correct or incorrect definitions, but describing consequentialism as a metaethical view is at least unconventional from the standpoint of how these terms are used in contemporary moral philosophy.
That’s true, but consequentialism, deontology, etc. are typically categorized as normative ethical theories, while claims like “don’t kill” are treated as first-order normative moral claims.
The term “metaethics” is typically used to refer to abstract issues about the nature of morality, e.g., whether there are moral facts. It is pretty much standard in contemporary moral philosophy to refer to consequentialism as a normative moral theory, not a metaethical one.
I don’t think there are correct or incorrect definitions, but describing consequentialism as a metaethical view is at least unconventional from the standpoint of how these terms are used in contemporary moral philosophy.