"is" to "ought"

[Proper Bo]

Discuss, saves me having to write this friggin essay myself :D

[Gemby!]

Ought is longer, so use it :blink:

*Gemby confused herself*

[manker]

:blink:

Subject? :unsure:

[Biggles]

Tony blair is wrong and ought to admit it.

[Gemby!]

No, not subject, it ought to be 'it'

[Proper Bo]

Ethics and Philosphy :insert that muscle smilie thingy here:

[Gemby!]

Give us the sentance :01:

[manker]

It's your mate's Birthday and he reckons that he's having a quiet one with his missus.

Your other mate says to you; 'He ought to come to the pub, it's his 21st'

You reply with insider knowledge that his gf found his PC porn folder an hour ago; 'Don't worry, he is coming to the pub. The twat'

[Proper Bo]

Give us the sentance :01:

What do you understand by the "is"/"ought" dichotomy?
Do you agree that you can't get from "is" to "ought"?

[bigboab]

When the meaning is ought to, should is used in all cases.:)

[Proper Bo]

hint: It's about ethics; moral decisions and judgements etc.
Emotivism, and how it leads to pescriptivism etc.

[Gemby!]

What do you understand by the "is"/"ought" dichotomy?
Do you agree that you can't get from "is" to "ought"?
Well....Good luck with that, *runs*

[manker]

hint: It's about ethics; moral decisions and judgements etc.
Emotivism, and how it leads to pescriptivism etc.
So I've answered it perfectly, then :01:

[Biggles]

hint: It's about ethics; moral decisions and judgements etc.
Emotivism, and how it leads to pescriptivism etc.

:lol: Although short my sentence encapsulated all this.

[bujub22]

totally lost :blink:

[Proper Bo]

Bujub: There's a schocker! :P

Biggles and manker, useful, reaaally useful :rolleyes:

:lol:

[bigboab]

You better go by the book then. Rather than usage.:)

[Gemby!]

hint: It's about ethics; moral decisions and judgements etc.
Emotivism, and how it leads to pescriptivism etc.
CORRECTION !!!

hint: It IS about ethics

:rolleyes: :cool:

[bigboab]

They think F Hicks come from North Shields.:blink:

[Proper Bo]

Wha?

[bigboab]

They are not laughing now.:( :lol: :lol: