- 17 May 2023 23:39
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boo–hoorah theory
Apt nickname for crude version of emotivism. The theory states that we use ethical words to express our feelings or attitudes and to evoke similar feelings or attitudes in other people. Hence, ‘… is wrong’ or ‘… is right’ amount only to ‘Boo!’ or ‘Hoorah!’ This provides only an embryonic theory of moral language, involving a sharp distinction between facts and values. The theory was developed into more subtle versions of emotivism.... ...
https://www.oxfordreference.com/display ... 4797-e-281
Emotivism, In metaethics (see ethics), the view that moral judgments do not function as statements of fact but rather as expressions of the speaker’s or writer’s feelings. According to the emotivist, when we say “You acted wrongly in stealing that money,” we are not expressing any fact beyond that stated by “You stole that money.”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/emotivism
Apt nickname for crude version of emotivism. The theory states that we use ethical words to express our feelings or attitudes and to evoke similar feelings or attitudes in other people. Hence, ‘… is wrong’ or ‘… is right’ amount only to ‘Boo!’ or ‘Hoorah!’ This provides only an embryonic theory of moral language, involving a sharp distinction between facts and values. The theory was developed into more subtle versions of emotivism.... ...
https://www.oxfordreference.com/display ... 4797-e-281
Emotivism, In metaethics (see ethics), the view that moral judgments do not function as statements of fact but rather as expressions of the speaker’s or writer’s feelings. According to the emotivist, when we say “You acted wrongly in stealing that money,” we are not expressing any fact beyond that stated by “You stole that money.”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/emotivism
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