Mini philosophy glossary . 2014.
prescriptivism — The approach to moral theory especially associated with Hare, that assimilates moral commitment to the giving or accepting of a command. Difference of moral opinion is then modelled upon the giving of conflicting commands, and inconsistency in… … Philosophy dictionary
prescriptivism — noun 1. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior • Topics: ↑ethics, ↑moral philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Universal prescriptivism — Not to be confused with Linguistic prescription. Universal prescriptivism (often simply called prescriptivism) is the meta ethical view which claims that, rather than expressing propositions, ethical sentences function similarly to imperatives… … Wikipedia
Analytic philosophy — (sometimes, analytical philosophy) is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English speaking countries in the 20th century. In the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand the overwhelming… … Wikipedia
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Objectivity (philosophy) — Objectivity is a central philosophical concept which has been variously defined by sources. A proposition is generally considered to be objectively true when its truth conditions are met and are mind independent that is, not met by the judgment… … Wikipedia
moral philosophy — noun the philosophical study of moral values and rules • Syn: ↑ethics • Derivationally related forms: ↑ethical (for: ↑ethics), ↑ethicist (for: ↑ethics), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prescriptive — prescriptivism … Philosophy dictionary
Hare, Richard Mervyn — (1919– ) English moral philosopher, and professor of moral philosophy at Oxford, then at the university of Florida. Hare s first book The Language of Morals (1952) made prescriptivism a leading theory of the nature of moral judgement. His… … Philosophy dictionary
imperative — The standard mood of sentences used to issue requests and commands. Questions in the philosophy of language arising from imperatives include estimating whether the need to issue requests and commands might be as basic as the need to communicate… … Philosophy dictionary
