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Preferred term
is-ought problem
Definition
- The is-ought problem in ethics arises from the is-ought, fact-value distinction. It is the problem of moving from the factual to the normative, of obtaining a prescriptive claim from a set of descriptive claims. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Is-Ought Problem]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/is-ought_problem
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