"is-ought problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: is–ought problem [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?|head=is–ought problem}} is–ought problem
  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 Synonyms: 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-kjitPlpD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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