Meanings
nounexpressivism (usually uncountable, plural expressivisms)
plural expressivisms
- uncountableusuallyethicsThe doctrine that moral statements such as "this is wrong" express a moral evaluation rather than a statement of fact
It attempts to show that expressivism is superior to realism at explaining two key theses.
2007 February 7, Jeff Wisdom, “Base property exemplification and mixed worlds: remarks on the Shafer-Landau/Mabrito exchange”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 138, number 3, →DOI
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