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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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They suggest that the mark of cognitivist theory is the assumption that mental states serve a representational function, rather than emotivist theory that assumes mental states serve primarily nonrepresentational functions (1993, p. 20) While this might sound suspiciously like a "pooling of ignorances" approach to education that could easily devolve into the unaccountable and emotivist melee that MacIntyre and Hauerwas reject, perhaps it is time to refigure such conversations as enacting a generative risk for the nonviolent introduction of newness into the activity of education. 571) These courts' stress on therapy makes an accused's emotivist expression--revealing the most intimate details of his family background, sexual relations, and emotional life--central to his rehabilitation. |
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