prescriptivism

This is the strength of prescriptivism, but also its weakness.

Prescriptivism is also supported by the actual way of speaking.

Arguments for prescriptivism focus on the function of normative statements.

Hare is best known for his development of prescriptivism as a meta-ethical theory.

In this way universal prescriptivism can lead to preference utilitarianism.

Which in turn has caused others to attack the (arguably main) component: Prescriptivism.

Government bureaucracy tends toward prescriptivism as a means of enforcing functional continuity.

Everything in these reports, though, contradicts these statements, with their prescriptivism and demands.

Prescriptivism is, in essence, the view that it is possible to lay down rules for the correct use of language.

Prescriptivism can fit the theist idea of morality as obedience towards god.

He speaks approvingly of the recent shift of focus in English language education away from prescriptivism.

Although many people would agree that some kinds of prescriptive teaching or advice are desirable, prescriptivism is often subject to criticism.

Professor Hare's theory, known as prescriptivism, dominated moral philosophy in the 1950's and 60's.

Another typical criticism directed toward prescriptivism is verbosity.

Linguistic prescriptivism includes judgments on what usages are socially proper and politically correct.

Though this is generally accepted as a valid criticism, it can be countered by narrowing the parameters of prescriptivism.

According to prescriptivism, morality is not about knowledge (of moral facts), but about character (to choose to do the right thing).

Hare's view is called prescriptivism because he analyzed moral sentences as universal, overriding prescriptions or imperatives.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the basis for ideologically motivated linguistic prescriptivism.

An extreme version of prescriptivism can be found among censors, who attempt to eradicate words and structures that they consider to be destructive to society.

Prescriptivism may refer to:

Historically, linguistic prescriptivism originates in a standard language when a society establishes social stratification and a socio-economic hierarchy.

Kordić ascertains that since 1990, purism and prescriptivism have been the main features of language policy in Croatia.

Prescriptivism (philosophy)

From the viewpoint of linguistic prescriptivism, nominalizations are considered to make sentences more difficult to follow and to promote wordiness.