Philosophy A-Level
Prescriptive meaning
What Prescriptive meaning means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Prescriptive meaning
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Moral language guides action and commends it, rather than merely describing or reporting a feeling.
Topics that use Prescriptive meaning
- Meta-ethics (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Argument from queerness
- Argument from relativity
- Belief versus desire/passion
- Cognitivism
- Cognitivism and truth-aptness
- Descriptive versus normative language
- Emotion and attitudes as a source of moral principles
- Emotivism
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