Cognitivism and truth-aptness
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Moral statements express beliefs and so can be true or false, which is what makes error theory cognitivist.
Moral statements express beliefs and can be true or false, so moral judgements are truth-apt.
Topics that use Cognitivism and truth-aptness
- Meta-ethics (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Argument from queerness
- Argument from relativity
- Belief versus desire/passion
- Cognitivism
- Descriptive versus normative language
- Emotion and attitudes as a source of moral principles
- Emotivism
- Error theory
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