expressivism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English expressive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English expressivism From expressive + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The doctrine that moral statements such as "this is wrong" express a moral evaluation rather than a statement of fact
It attempts to show that expressivism is superior to realism at explaining two key theses.
2007 February 7, Jeff Wisdom, “Base property exemplification and mixed worlds: remarks on the Shafer-Landau/Mabrito exchange”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 138, number 3, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| expressivisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |