Semantic Import of Moral Terms: Cognitivism vs. Noncognitivism
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2021-03
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Philosophical Papers Journal of Department of Philosophy
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Padhi, Laxmikanta
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University of North Bengal
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Bhattacharyya, A. (2021). Semantic Import of Moral Terms: Cognitivism vs. Noncognitivism. Philosophical Papers Journal of Department of Philosophy, XVII, 377–388. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4103
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Bhattacharyya, Anureema
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An important discussion in the area of metaethics is about the meaning of
ethical terms which in turn relates to the epistemic status of moral judgements. The
purpose of this paper is to understand the specific approach towards ‘meaning’ when
there is a discussion about meaning of a term; thereby investigating the claim towards
epistemic import of a judgement, if at all justified. The paper seeks to interconnect
the two independent philosophical approaches to ethical language and hence prove
that there is no convergence or divergence strictly as to relate the meaning of an
ethical term with the judgement being cognitive or non-cognitive....
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XVII
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0976-4496
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377 - 388