10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONCOGNITIVISM»
Discover the use of
noncognitivism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
noncognitivism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Noncognitivism in Ethics
Noncognitivism in Ethics is an outstanding introduction to these theories, ranging from their early history through the latest contemporary developments.
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The Life of Irony and the Ethics of Belief
As already mentioned, what makes Wiggins's essay relevant for our present
purposes is not only his sharp critique of naive noncognitivism, but his
suggestion that noncognitivism might still include an important insight. More
specifically ...
Two thumbs down. Human sacrifice — yuck. Noncognitivism is, then, not
surprisingly, sometimes referred to as the Boo/Yay Theory of Evaluative Terms.
Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for
cooperation ...
4
Theological
Noncognitivism
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
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Democratic Authority: A Philosophical Framework
On views of this kind (generally called versions of “noncognitivism,” in denying
that moral statements have cognitive, or truth-evaluable, content), statements
such as “murder is wrong” are not true or false, any more than the emotions or ...
6
Communicative Action and Rational Choice
The terminological confusion over the use of the word "noncognitivism" arises
from the fact that, in the Anglo-American philosophical tradition, "moral
noncognitivism" is used to designate only arguments of the latter type. Thus a
moral ...
7
Facts, Values, and Norms: Essays Toward a Morality of ...
Noncognitivism. about. Rationality: Benefits,. Costs,. and. an. Alternative. Where
might norms be found in a world of facts? We can observe social practices,
express personal ideals, criticize behavior, enforce laws, and consult rule books.
However, to hold that "X is A+" expresses a positive attitude to X or commends X
in some respect is to abandon the first variety of noncognitivism, for what is now
said to be commended by the aesthetic sentence is not X simpliciter but an ...
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Ethics Done Right: Practical Reasoning as a Foundation for ...
8. Hume,. Political. Noncognitivism,. and. the. History. of. England. Hume was a
nihilist about practical reasoning, that is, he held that there is no such thing as
reasoning about what to do, because nothing could count as an inference to a ...
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Following the Rules : Practical Reasoning and Deontic ...
5. Preference. Noncognitivism. There is a long-standing tradition in Western
philosophy that treats human desire as somehow outside the sphere of rational
control. Of course, few people think that hunger and thirst can simply be willed
away.
Joseph Heath Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Toronto, 2008
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONCOGNITIVISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
noncognitivism is used in the context of the following news items.
a Science of Morality
Second, I am convinced that every appearance of terms like "metaethics," "deontology," "noncognitivism," "anti-realism," "emotivism," and the ... «Huffington Post, May 10»
The Crisis of Philosophy
... beyond metaethical theories and debates about noncognitivism counts in the minds of the writers as worthwhile philosophical/ethical work. «Inside Higher Ed, Apr 10»
