Please someone explain what "normative" means in philosophy
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Please someone explain what "normative" means in philosophy
In this and other expressions, what does it mean if something is normative? I have no trouble grasping philosophical concepts, but "normative" completely befuddles me.
I once asked a philosophy professor point blank to define this term for me, and he went red in the face, started to mumble and stutter, and finally gave me a three-word explanation which was apparently his best attempt: "fu aole", not in this incredibly rude way, but the meaning was equivalent (minus the vulgarity minus the rudeness.)
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There is something significant seeming about the inclination to change the language when trying to define something difficult (notable is the disciplines of law and medicine). Adding to the complexity of defining "normative," one might notice truth appears to be heavily connected to norms. So, to say moral claims have no truth value, but they have normative value, appears to be a further play on words.-1- wrote:"moral claims have no truth value. They still have normative value"
In this and other expressions, what does it mean if something is normative? I have no trouble grasping philosophical concepts, but "normative" completely befuddles me.
I once asked a philosophy professor point blank to define this term for me, and he went red in the face, started to mumble and stutter, and finally gave me a three-word explanation which was apparently his best attempt: "fu aole", not in this incredibly rude way, but the meaning was equivalent (minus the vulgarity minus the rudeness.)
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Agape for Pallas Athena. Yep.Fooloso4 wrote:She has that something that makes a fool of me!
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