is-ought problem

English

Alternative forms

• is/ought problem

Noun

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.

Translations

the problem of whether prescriptive statements (what ought to be) can be derived from descriptive statements

• Icelandic: forskriftarvandinn m

See also

• Hume's law
• naturalistic fallacy