nonnaturalism

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noun

The metaethical view that (i) ethical sentences express propositions; (ii) some such propositions are true; (iii) those propositions are made true by objective features of the world, independent of human opinion; and (iv) these moral features of the world are not reducible to any set of non-moral features.

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Meanings

nounnonnaturalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableethicsThe metaethical view that (i) ethical sentences express propositions; (ii) some such propositions are true; (iii) those propositions are made true by objective features of the world, independent of human opinion; and (iv) these moral features of the world are not reducible to any set of non-moral features.

Origin

From non- + naturalism.

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APA

nonnaturalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonnaturalism

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“nonnaturalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonnaturalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonnaturalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonnaturalism.

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