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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The doctrine that moral statements such as "this is wrong" express a moral evaluation rather than a statement of fact uncountable, usually

   "It attempts to show that expressivism is superior to realism at explaining two key theses."

Example

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"It attempts to show that expressivism is superior to realism at explaining two key theses."

Etymology

From expressive + -ism.

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