noncognitivism

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noun

The metaethical view that ethical sentences do not express propositions and thus cannot be true or false.

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Meanings

nounnoncognitivism (countable and uncountable, plural noncognitivisms)

plural noncognitivisms

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe metaethical view that ethical sentences do not express propositions and thus cannot be true or false.

Origin

From non- + cognitivism.

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APA

noncognitivism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncognitivism

MLA

“noncognitivism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncognitivism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncognitivism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncognitivism.

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