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| Prescriptivism: Prescriptivism in philosophy is the view that moral statements are prescriptions, or commands. It is often contrasted with descriptivism, which is the view that moral statements are descriptions of facts or realities. See also Ethics, Morals, Actions, Action theory, Commands, The Good, Description Levels, Descriptions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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P. Singer on Prescriptivism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 7 Prescriptivism/P. SingerVsPrescriptivism/ SingerVsHare: it is not about how the rules are, but what the humans do. >Norms, >R. M. Hare, >Actions, >Ethics, >Morality._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
SingerP I Peter Singer Practical Ethics (Third Edition) Cambridge 2011 SingerP II P. Singer The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. New Haven 2015 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18