is-ought problem

English

Noun

is-ought problem

1. 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

• naturalistic fallacy

Translations

the problem of whether prescriptive statements (what ought to be) can be derived from descriptive statements

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