Facts and values

Facts and values

Bifurcation of the world into statements about what is (facts) and what ought to be (values). The division is by no means universally accepted; and those that accept the division are not necessarily in close agreement on the dividing line. One of the central controversies of moral philosophy is whether value judgements (including moral judgements) can ultimately be proved, verified or justified in terms of facts or rational reasoning.

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