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Prescriptivism: Is morality just a bunch of commands?

August 8, 2022 by The Philosurfer Leave a Comment

Prescriptivism is the view that any moral claim is really just a command. There is no truth value to moral claims, but that doesn't mean we can't reason morally.

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Further Reading

Harry J. Gensler, "Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction"

R.M. Hare, "Freedom and Reason"

Filed Under: Ethics Tagged With: ethics, prescriptivism

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