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#114 Simon Blackburn - What is Ethical Emotivism?

Jul 28, 2025 · 01:21:30
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  • Simon Blackburn explains ethical emotivism, the non-cognitivist meta-ethical view that moral judgments express emotions rather than objective truths
  • Introduction to quasi-realism, Blackburn's philosophical position attempting to reconcile emotivism with moral realism intuitions
  • Exploration of how emotivism differs from other meta-ethical frameworks in understanding the nature of moral claims

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