The Later Wittgenstein on Expressive Moral Judgements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4887794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jordi Fairhurst (0000-0003-3662-2883, Research in Political Philosophy and Ethics (RIPPLE) , KU Leuven , Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 208-228 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pq/pqac080 |
| OpenAlex | W4311809984 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper shows that Wittgenstein's later explorations of the meaning of expressive moral judgements reach far deeper than has so far been noticed. It is argued that an adequate description of the meaning of expressive moral judgements requires engaging in a grammatical investigation that focuses on three interwoven components within specific language-games. First, the ethical reactions expressed by moral words and the additional purpose they may fulfil. Second, the features of the actions which are bound up with moral words and are constitutive of our moral evaluations. And, finally, the forms of life in which expressive moral judgements and moral language-games are embedded
Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Moral disengagement · Moral reasoning · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |