fact-value distinction
fact-value distinction · fact-value distinctions
A concept that posits a difference between a statement of fact and a statement of…A concept that posits a difference between a statement of fact (descriptive) and a statement of value (normative or prescriptive), with a fact being verifiable through observation and a value encompassing ethics and aesthetics.
Meaning
1 sensesA concept that posits a difference between a statement of fact (descriptive) and a statement of value (normative or prescriptive), with a fact being verifiable through observation and a value encompassing ethics and aesthetics.
Forms
plural: fact-value distinctions| Singular | fact-value distinction |
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