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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzy Noone
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| Emotivism | A non-cognitive theory about the language of ethics. It states that all moral judgements are simply emotional statements in disguise, or, statements of attitude. |
| AJ Ayer (1910-1989) | A member of the Vienna Circle. Members of this group tended to support the Emotivist interpretation of ethical statements. |
| The ‘Boo-Hurrah!’ theory of ethics | A 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!’ |
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