is-ought problem
noun1
The problem of whether prescriptive statements, stating what the case ought to be, can be derived from descriptive statements—stating what the case is.
- Related terms
- Hume's law, naturalistic fallacy
noun
The problem of whether prescriptive statements, stating what the case ought to be, can be derived from descriptive statements—stating what the case is.
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