EMOTIVISM
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- Created on: 19-10-17 09:24
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A.J AYER
- ethical sentences simply evince (indicate) emotion
- "stealing money is wrong" has no factual meaning
- ethical judgements have no factual content
- therefore we cannot have genuine arguments about the 'right' ethical conclusion
- we cannot verify ethical statements
WINSTON BARNES
- the 'killing boo' theory
- right/wrong etc. are outside of the field of meaningful words
- if someone shouts boo (meaning he doesnt like something) there is nothing to discuss
- therefore is someone says killing is wrong, there is nothing to discuss
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUBJECTIVISM AND EMOTIVISM
- relativists believe their statements could be verified, in relation to their life = meaningful for them
- they may not think their statements are objective/universal or apply to others, but looking at their lives it…
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