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fact-value distinction

In philosophy, the ontological distinction between what is (facts) and what ought to be (values). David Hume gave the distinction its classical formulation in his dictum that it is impossible to derive an “ought” from an “is.” See also naturalistic fallacy.

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No references found			For a spirited defense of the fact-value distinction, see J. Overcoming Law by Rosen, Jeffrey / Yale Law Journal Schmitt and Copenhaver make a plausible case that many supposedly modern philosophical issues - the embeddedness of thought in language, the need to choose among incommensurate conceptual schemes, the problem of the fact-value distinction - have roots going back to the Renaissance. Renaissance Philosophy by Hankins, James / Renaissance Quarterly			facility management facility security clearance facing facing bond facing brick facing hammer facing pavoir facing tile facing wall facing-point lock Fackenheim, Emil Ludwig Fackenthal, Frank Diehl Facsimile Facsimile Apparatus facsimile chart facsimile modulation facsimile posting facsimile receiver facsimile recorder facsimile signal facsimile signal level facsimile synchronizing facsimile telegraph facsimile transmitter fact fact-value distinction factabling Faction factor Factor Analysis factor comparison factor group factor I factor II factor III factor IV factor IX factor IX deficiency factor model factor module factor of proportionality factor of safety factor of stress concentration factor of stress intensity factor of subdivision factor ring factor space factor theorem of algebra Factor Theory factor V factor VII			Fact or Crap Fact or Fiction fact put in controversy by the pleadings Fact Qualifier Matrix Fact Situation Fact value distinction Fact Witness fact-based FACT-F fact-finder fact-finder fact-finding fact-finding Fact-Finding and Outreach Coordinator Fact-Finding Documentation and Advocacy Fact-Finding Mission on Bhopal Fact-Finding Mission Report Fact-Finding Mission Team Fact-Finding Tour FACT-G FACT-HN Fact-Of-Life Change Fact-Oriented Data Distribution System FACT-P Fact-Related Field Fact-value dichotomy fact-value distinction Fact/value distinction FACTA FACTA FACTA Facta Non Verba Facta sunt potentiora verbis factabling factabling factabling Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation FACTC FACTE FACTER Facteur de Lumière du Jour Facteur Humain facteur thymique sérique facteur thymique sérique Facteurs Organisationnels et Humains factfinder factfinder factfinders factfinders factfinding factice facticity faction faction faction Faction (Planescape) Faction fight

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