Non-Cognitivism in Ethics

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What does non-cognitivism assert about moral judgments?

  • Moral judgments do not convey anything true or false. (correct)
  • Moral judgments are universally accepted.
  • Moral judgments are based on objective facts.
  • Moral judgments can be known.

What is emotivism?

A non-cognitivist theory stating moral statements are expressions of feelings and attitudes.

What does prescriptivism claim about moral statements?

The purpose is to 'prescribe' a set of moral standards to others without objective basis.

Non-cognitivism includes theories such as __________ and __________.

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Non-cognitivism

  • Non-cognitivism asserts that moral judgments lack truth value; they do not describe the world as true or false.
  • Major non-cognitivist theories include emotivism and prescriptivism.

Emotivism

  • Developed by A.J. Ayer, emotivism posits that moral statements express emotions rather than convey factual information.
  • Moral statements are seen as subjective expressions of feelings and attitudes rather than objective assertions.

Prescriptivism

  • Formulated by R.M. Hare, prescriptivism argues that moral statements aim to prescribe moral standards to others.
  • These prescriptive moral standards do not ground themselves in objective facts or truths.

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