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A role for normativism
Douven, I. E. J., Oct-2011, In : Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 34, 5, p. 252-253 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A role for normativism. / Douven, I.E.J.
In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 5, 10.2011, p. 252-253.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A role for normativism
AU - Douven, I.E.J.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Elqayam & Evans (E&E) argue against prescriptive normativism and in favor of descriptivism. I challenge the assumption, implicit in their article, that there is a choice to be made between the two approaches. While descriptivism may be the right approach for some questions, others call for a normativist approach. To illustrate the point, I briefly discuss two questions of the latter sort.
AB - Elqayam & Evans (E&E) argue against prescriptive normativism and in favor of descriptivism. I challenge the assumption, implicit in their article, that there is a choice to be made between the two approaches. While descriptivism may be the right approach for some questions, others call for a normativist approach. To illustrate the point, I briefly discuss two questions of the latter sort.
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X11000471
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X11000471
M3 - Article
VL - 34
SP - 252
EP - 253
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
SN - 0140-525X
IS - 5
ER -
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