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emotivism [ɪˈməʊtɪˌvɪzəm] n (Philosophy) Ethics the theory that moral utterances do not have a truth value but express the feelings of the speaker, so that murder is wrong is equivalent to down with murder Also called boo-hurrah theory Compare prescriptivism, descriptivism How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She makes a strong case that it leads directly to narcissism, or to the preoccupation with self; separatism, or loss of a sense of community and the eradication of what Aristotle called "civic virtue"; emotivism, or the rejection of all truth and value in the name of "feelings"; and cynicism, or the view that nothing really matters. It isn't so much that we should all agree, by no means, but that we increasingly lack the means whereby we can disagree robustly because those who most strenuously adhere to the epistemology MacIntyre associates with the liberal establishmentarians - emotivism, subjectivism, utilitarianism - refuse to recognize their own epistemological commitments. Hume is not arguing for moral irrationalism or emotivism. |
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