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Document Type
Article
Abstract
Two beliefs which serve to prevent teaching, defining, or progress in ethics and morality are: 1. That we cannot derive an "ought" from an "is." We supposedly cannot derive value statements from factual statements. 2. That we cannot define ethical terms in terms of non-ethical terms (naturalistic fallacy). But can we derive an "ought" from an "is?" Does it ever make sense to do so? Let's take a case as it may arise. It is cold outside. I know that a chill may bring on a cold and I wish to avoid catching cold. I then conclude "I ought to wear my coat." When I put on my coat, I derive an ought from an is.
Publication Date
December 1980
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
17
Issue
3
First Page
26
Last Page
32
Copyright
© Copyright 1980 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Shibles, Warren
(1980)
"Ethics as a Science: Going from "Is" to "Ought","
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 17:
No.
3, Article 18.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol17/iss3/18