Focusing on judgments that express decisions, this title offers an argument for reconsidering, and reconfiguring, the distinctions between normative and descriptive discourse - between questions of ought and is.
This treatise examines the significance of moral questions and rational thought, explaining the prevalence of normative discourse in human life and the evolutionary reasons behind our social species' engagement with these issues.
Exploring the intersection of meaning and mental content, this work delves into their normative nature, which challenges naturalistic analysis. Allan Gibbard presents an expressivist framework, utilizing metaethical concepts to shed light on fundamental issues in the philosophy of language and thought. Through this approach, he addresses the complexities surrounding how we understand 'oughts' and their implications for our comprehension of meaning.