worn on its sleeve.The object of that approval, however, is not clear. Any thoughts?
Or for that matter, objections; because after all what we have here is a theory in which moral judgments are merely expressions of approval. I'm not really sure that I agree with emotivism, but I find it appealing in my more skeptical moods.
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Hey is that the burning bush? and is "em" a subscript and what the heck does it mean? Paul
It's more interesting as a burning bush, isn't it. (But really, was Moses saying "Hooray"?)
The subscript is "ex" for "expressive" (the capital "E" for "English," "Eex" being Simon Blackburn's variant on the English we actually speak.
Rereading this, I realize that doesn't really explain what the heck it means. I guess the easiest thing to say is that, in this cartoon, Mr. Miro is trying to speak a language only found in articles on philosophy of language, and perhaps finding out why nobody really speaks those languages.
When Moses says "O Lord, please send someone else to do it," is this as emotivist as 'Hooray?"
No, although my memory is that God's reply is something along the line of, "Boo!" I'll check iGod.
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