Emotivism

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
meta-ethical theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith moral realism
cognitivism
ethical subjectivism
ethical naturalism
gptkbp:describes moral language as expressions of emotion
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:A.J._Ayer
gptkb:Charles_L._Stevenson
gptkbp:emergedIn 20th century
gptkbp:focusesOn emotional reactions to moral statements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emotivism
gptkbp:influencedBy logical positivism
gptkbp:opposedBy moral statements have truth value
gptkbp:partOf non-cognitivism
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Language,_Truth_and_Logic
gptkb:Ethics_and_Language
gptkbp:relatedTo meta-ethics
expressivism
boo-hurrah theory
gptkbp:requires moral judgments are not factual claims
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Emotive_Theory_of_Ethics
gptkb:Noncognitivism_in_Ethics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7