is-ought problem

English

Noun

is-ought problem

The problem of whether prescriptive statements—stating what the case ought to be—can be derived from descriptive statements—stating what the case is.

Related terms

naturalistic fallacy

Translations

the problem of whether prescriptive statements (what ought to be) can be derived from descriptive statements

Icelandic: forskriftarvandinn m

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