fact-value distinction

English

Noun

fact-value distinction

  1. (philosophy, epistemology) A concept that posits a difference between a statement of fact (descriptive) and a statement of value (normative or prescriptive), with a fact being verifiable through observation and a value encompassing ethics and aesthetics.
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