Hybrid Expressivism: Virtues and Vices.

The article discusses hybrid metaethical theories regarding cognitivism and expressivism. He suggests that hybrid theories cannot integrate logical process of cognitivism with concepts of ethical motivation from expressivism due to the differences between the two views. He comments on how expressivi...

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Publicado en:Ethics Vol. 119; no. 2; pp. 257 - 310
Autor principal: Schroeder, Mark
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Chicago Press Jan2009
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Sumario:The article discusses hybrid metaethical theories regarding cognitivism and expressivism. He suggests that hybrid theories cannot integrate logical process of cognitivism with concepts of ethical motivation from expressivism due to the differences between the two views. He comments on how expressivism focuses on the characterization of moral statements as desires and presents a flowchart representing answers to a moral question.