That they are incorrect in removing the concept of reasoning from ethical judgements as there are so much more to ethical statements rather than expressing wishes and desires.
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Why is emotivism's potential stance on atrocities such as 9/11 or the rwandan genocide potentially problematic?
They would class them as subjective feelings rather than important meta-ethical statements.
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One of the principle criticisms concerning emotivism concerns whether it really is an...
...ethical theory at all.
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If everything is all about how we feel or what our emotions dictate...
...how can we know anything at all?
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However, Ayer does suggest that ethical statements are more than just...
...expressions of feeling.
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Quote from his book 'Language, truth and logic,' to support this:
Ethical language 'expresses certain moral statements.'
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Why is emotivism's potential stance on atrocities such as 9/11 or the rwandan genocide potentially problematic?
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They would class them as subjective feelings rather than important meta-ethical statements.
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One of the principle criticisms concerning emotivism concerns whether it really is an...
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If everything is all about how we feel or what our emotions dictate...
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However, Ayer does suggest that ethical statements are more than just...
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