"is-ought problem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: is–ought problem [canonical], is-ought problems [plural], is/ought problem [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=is–ought problem}} is–ought problem (plural is-ought problems)
  1. The problem of whether prescriptive statements, stating what the case ought to be, can be derived from descriptive statements—stating what the case is. Wikipedia link: is–ought problem Related terms: Hume's law, naturalistic fallacy Translations (the problem of whether prescriptive statements (what ought to be) can be derived from descriptive statements): forskriftarvandinn [masculine] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-is-ought_problem-en-noun-RDONXhSj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Icelandic translations
     
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