The language of morals

Hare presents his own brand of non-cognitivism - so-called 'prescriptivism'. According to prescriptivism, value-words have both descriptive and prescriptive meaning. The former conveys information about the objects the words are applied to, and the latter commends a certain kind of object...

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Main Author: Hare, R. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 1972, 1972
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Hare presents his own brand of non-cognitivism - so-called 'prescriptivism'. According to prescriptivism, value-words have both descriptive and prescriptive meaning. The former conveys information about the objects the words are applied to, and the latter commends a certain kind of object in its class
Physical Description:vi, 202 p.
ISBN:9780191597619