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Ima Emotivist argues that emotivism is better than the other approaches because it's simpler and explains more of the facts. She appeals to this principle, which is an important part of scientific method: "A view is better if it's simpler and explains more."
One problem with Ima's argument is that
{ 1 } - emotivism destroys the objectivity of scientific method -- since it turns the principle she mentions into the exclamation "Hurrah for views that are simpler and explain more!"
{ 2 } - the truth isn't always simple, and emotivism (by denying moral knowledge and moral truth) seems to water down what morality is.
{ 3 } - emotivism doesn't explain what we mean by "good" in sentences like "Do what is good" (where we can't give a "hurrah" equivalent).
{ 4 } - All of these are problems.
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Ima Emotivist argues that emotivism is better than the other approaches because it's simpler and explains more of the facts. She appeals to this principle, which is an important part of scientific method: "A view is better if it's simpler and explains more."
One problem with Ima's argument is that
{ 1 } - emotivism destroys the objectivity of scientific method -- since it turns the principle she mentions into the exclamation "Hurrah for views that are simpler and explain more!"
{ 2 } - the truth isn't always simple, and emotivism (by denying moral knowledge and moral truth) seems to water down what morality is.
{ 3 } - emotivism doesn't explain what we mean by "good" in sentences like "Do what is good" (where we can't give a "hurrah" equivalent).
{ 4 } - All of these are problems.
The others are problems too.
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Ima Emotivist argues that emotivism is better than the other approaches because it's simpler and explains more of the facts. She appeals to this principle, which is an important part of scientific method: "A view is better if it's simpler and explains more."
One problem with Ima's argument is that
{ 1 } - emotivism destroys the objectivity of scientific method -- since it turns the principle she mentions into the exclamation "Hurrah for views that are simpler and explain more!"
{ 2 } - the truth isn't always simple, and emotivism (by denying moral knowledge and moral truth) seems to water down what morality is.
{ 3 } - emotivism doesn't explain what we mean by "good" in sentences like "Do what is good" (where we can't give a "hurrah" equivalent).
{ 4 } - All of these are problems.
The others are problems too.
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Ima Emotivist argues that emotivism is better than the other approaches because it's simpler and explains more of the facts. She appeals to this principle, which is an important part of scientific method: "A view is better if it's simpler and explains more."
One problem with Ima's argument is that
{ 1 } - emotivism destroys the objectivity of scientific method -- since it turns the principle she mentions into the exclamation "Hurrah for views that are simpler and explain more!"
{ 2 } - the truth isn't always simple, and emotivism (by denying moral knowledge and moral truth) seems to water down what morality is.
{ 3 } - emotivism doesn't explain what we mean by "good" in sentences like "Do what is good" (where we can't give a "hurrah" equivalent).
{ 4 } - All of these are problems.
The others are problems too.
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Ima Emotivist argues that emotivism is better than the other approaches because it's simpler and explains more of the facts. She appeals to this principle, which is an important part of scientific method: "A view is better if it's simpler and explains more."
One problem with Ima's argument is that
{ 1 } - emotivism destroys the objectivity of scientific method -- since it turns the principle she mentions into the exclamation "Hurrah for views that are simpler and explain more!"
{ 2 } - the truth isn't always simple, and emotivism (by denying moral knowledge and moral truth) seems to water down what morality is.
{ 3 } - emotivism doesn't explain what we mean by "good" in sentences like "Do what is good" (where we can't give a "hurrah" equivalent).
{ 4 } - All of these are problems.
The argument has a number of problems.
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