Emotivism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Emotivism is a noun meaning (ethics) The meta-ethical stance that ethical judgments, such as those containing the words "should" and "ought to", are primarily expressions of one's own attitude and imperatives meant to change the attitudes and actions of another.
Meaning
(ethics) The meta-ethical stance that ethical judgments, such as those containing the words "should" and "ought to", are primarily expressions of one's own attitude and imperatives meant to change the attitudes and actions of another.
Example Sentences
Another important meta-ethical theory is known as emotivism or non-cognitivism. Emotivists ... claim that all ethical statements are literally meaningless.
Word Forms
- emotivisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include emotivist, egoism, objectivism, ethicalism, expressivist, nonnaturalism.
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