truth — by James Williams Deleuze s work is opposed to the coherence theory of truth and to the correspondence theory of truth. The first claims that the truth of a proposition depends on its coherence with some other propositions. The second claims … The Deleuze dictionary
truth — by James Williams Deleuze s work is opposed to the coherence theory of truth and to the correspondence theory of truth. The first claims that the truth of a proposition depends on its coherence with some other propositions. The second claims … The Deleuze dictionary
Moral nihilism — This article is about the meta ethical position. For other uses, see Nihilism (disambiguation). Moral nihilism (also known as ethical nihilism or amoralism) is the meta ethical view that nothing is moral or immoral. For example, a moral nihilist… … Wikipedia
Non-cognitivism — This article is about the meta ethical theory. For non cognitivism regarding religious language, see theological noncognitivism. Non cognitivism is the meta ethical view that ethical sentences do not express propositions and thus cannot be true… … Wikipedia
Is–ought problem — David Hume raised the is ought problem in his Treatise of Human Nature The is–ought problem in meta ethics as articulated by Scottish philosopher and historian, David Hume (1711–1776), is that many writers make claims about what ought to be on… … Wikipedia
Fictionalism — is a methodological theory in philosophy that suggests that statements of a certain sort should not be taken to be literally true, but merely as a useful fiction. Two important strands of fictionalism are modal fictionalism (which states that… … Wikipedia
Moral skepticism — denotes a class of metaethical theories all members of which entail that no one has any moral knowledge. Many moral skeptics also make the stronger, modal, claim that moral knowledge is impossible. Moral skepticism is particularly opposed to… … Wikipedia
facticity — The question of its facticity is whether a commitment is apt for truth, because purporting to state a fact, as opposed to having some other function. See expressivism, projectivism, truth apt … Philosophy dictionary
Meta-ethics — In philosophy, meta ethics is the branch of ethics that seeks to understand the nature of ethical properties, statements, attitudes, and judgments. Meta ethics is one of the three branches of ethics generally recognized by philosophers, the… … Wikipedia
Cognitivism (ethics) — Cognitivism is the meta ethical view that ethical sentences express propositions and can therefore be true or false (they are truth apt), which noncognitivists deny.[1] Cognitivism is so broad a thesis that it encompasses (among other views)… … Wikipedia
