One problem with emotivism is that moral judgments don't always translate plausibly into exclamations.
One problem with emotivism is that moral judgments don't always translate plausibly into exclamations.
Emotivism says that all moral judgments are emotional exclamations -- like "Boo!" and "Hurrah!" But many forms, such as the four below, seem to have no plausible "hurrah" and "boo" equivalents:
One problem with emotivism is that moral judgments don't always translate plausibly into exclamations.
Emotivism says that all moral judgments are emotional exclamations -- like "Boo!" and "Hurrah!" But many forms, such as the four below, seem to have no plausible "hurrah" and "boo" equivalents: