Ideas from 'The Language of Morals' by Richard M. Hare [1952], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Language of Morals' by Hare,R.M. [OUP 1972,0-19-881077-6]].

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
The goodness of a picture supervenes on the picture; duplicates must be equally good
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / i. Prescriptivism
In primary evaluative words like 'ought' prescription is constant but description can vary [Hooker,B]