Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally Solved

This paper shows that Wittgenstein’s situational approach applied to Hume’s is-ought problem leads to the conclusion that this famous Hume thesis is false both in its original version (lack of logical value of deontic sentences) and in its modern understanding (logical separation of deontic sentence...

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Main Author: Malec Andrzej
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-12-01
Series:Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2024-0019
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spelling doaj-art-3ae93abda3a341609ed8649569fbab8d2025-01-20T11:10:12ZengSciendoStudies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric2199-60592024-12-0169132133210.2478/slgr-2024-0019Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally SolvedMalec Andrzej0Foundation for Computer Science, Logic and Formalized Mathematics Warszawa, Warszawa, PolandThis paper shows that Wittgenstein’s situational approach applied to Hume’s is-ought problem leads to the conclusion that this famous Hume thesis is false both in its original version (lack of logical value of deontic sentences) and in its modern understanding (logical separation of deontic sentences and sentences about facts).https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2024-0019logicphilosophy of language
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Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally Solved
Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric
logic
philosophy of language
title Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally Solved
title_full Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally Solved
title_fullStr Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally Solved
title_full_unstemmed Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally Solved
title_short Wittgenstein Versus Hume: The IS-OUGHT Problem – Finally Solved
title_sort wittgenstein versus hume the is ought problem finally solved
topic logic
philosophy of language
url https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2024-0019
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