Flashcards
Emotivism: Key Terms
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- 1EmotivismA non-cognitive theory about the language of ethics. It states that all moral judgements are simply emotional statements in disguise, or, statements of attitude.
- 2AJ Ayer (1910-1989)A member of the Vienna Circle. Members of this group tended to support the Emotivist interpretation of ethical statements.
- 3The ‘Boo-Hurrah!’ theory of ethicsA hostile characterisation of Emotivism. Claims that, in Emotivism, all statements that something is right boil down, in the end, to ‘Hurrah!’ and all statements that
something is wrong boil down to ‘Boo!’