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[from 'Universal Prescriptivism' by Richard M. Hare, in 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / i. Prescriptivism ]

Full Idea

Prescriptivists hold that moral judgements commit the speaker to motivations and actions, but non-moral facts by themselves do not do this.

Gist of Idea

Prescriptivism implies a commitment, but descriptivism doesn't

Source

Richard M. Hare (Universal Prescriptivism [1991], p.459)

Book Reference

'A Companion to Ethics', ed/tr. Singer,Peter [Blackwell 1993], p.459


A Reaction

Surely hunger motivates to action? I suppose the key word is 'commit'. But lazy people are allowed to make moral judgements.