error theory

noun

The metaethical position that all moral statements are false.

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Meanings

nounerror theory (countable and uncountable, plural error theories)

plural error theories

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe metaethical position that all moral statements are false.
  2. broadlycountableuncountableAny philosophical theory asserting that all statements within a certain domain are false.
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Chicago

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