Naturalizing the normative and the bridges between "is" and "ought"

作者:Quintelier Katinka J P*; Fessler Daniel M T
来源:Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2011, 34(5): 266-266.
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X11000525

摘要

Elqayam & Evans (E&E) suggest descriptivism as a way to avoid fallacies and research biases. We argue, first, that descriptive and prescriptive theories might be better off with a closer interaction between "is" and "ought." Moreover, while we acknowledge the problematic nature of the discussed fallacies and biases, important aspects of research would be lost through a broad application of descriptivism.

  • 出版日期2011-10

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