quasi-realism

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What does quasi-realism mean?

The noncognitivist metaethical view that although ethical sentences do not express propositions (and thus cannot be true or false), they nevertheless project emotional attitudes as though this could be the case.

Where does quasi-realism come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English realism English quasi-realism From quasi- + realism. From an attempt to reconcile the merits of the noncognitivist (or antirealist) view with the everyday perception of ethical statements having truth values.

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