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'''The Is-Ought Dichotomy''' is | '''The Is-Ought Dichotomy''' is a term used to describe the classic "fact-value gap" that has plagued many philosophers in the past. The dichotomy itself says that the metaphysical facts of reality (what something "is") are in a separate realm than the values of ethics (what one "ought" to do about it). | ||
Objectivism considers this a false dichotomy for one main reason: Because man's life is the standard of values, a fact of reality is evaluated on that standard and a value-judgment is formed as to the degree in which it furthers or acts against man's life. | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/is-ought_dichotomy.html "Is-Ought Dichotomy" at the Ayn Rand Lexicon] | *[http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/is-ought_dichotomy.html "Is-Ought Dichotomy" at the Ayn Rand Lexicon] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:15, 18 September 2010
The Is-Ought Dichotomy is a term used to describe the classic "fact-value gap" that has plagued many philosophers in the past. The dichotomy itself says that the metaphysical facts of reality (what something "is") are in a separate realm than the values of ethics (what one "ought" to do about it).
Objectivism considers this a false dichotomy for one main reason: Because man's life is the standard of values, a fact of reality is evaluated on that standard and a value-judgment is formed as to the degree in which it furthers or acts against man's life.