For each of the following utterances, indicate whether it is capable of being true or false.
utterance | capable of T/F? | A, B, C, or D? | |
1 | I wish discrimination were not still such a problem in our society. | ||
2 | Racial and sexual discrimination occurs every day. | ||
3 | If only there were less discrimination! | ||
4 | Hello. | ||
5 | I disapprove of discrimination. | ||
6 | Would that people would not engage in discrimination. | ||
7 | Racial discrimination is illegal in many contexts. | ||
8 | Discrimination outrages me. |
Now classify each of the following moral judgments, using the same classification scheme as above, but from the specified point of view, where
utterance | point of view | capable of T/F? | A, B, C, or D? | |
1 | Discrimination on the basis of race or sex is wrong. | EO | ||
2 | [same] | SS | ||
3 | [same] | E | ||
4 | It would be immoral to fire her for what she’s done. | SS | ||
5 | People ought to keep their promises. | E | ||
6 | Cheating is always wrong. | EO | ||
7 | You ought to keep people from continuing to believe things you know are false. | E | ||
8 | Prostitution is not immoral and it ought to be legalized. | SS |