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Rosalind Hursthouse objects to the distinction between referential and emotive language; Dennis Walder agrees that the very same words may be referential in one context and emotive in another. Rosa...lind Hursthouse believes that a sentence may be both referential and emotive at the same time - that the best way to arouse or convey feelings may be simply to refer to things or events. These arguments are aspects of the commonly made fact/value distinction which, both speakers believe to be highly misleading.
Rosalind Hursthouse objects to the distinction between referential and emotive language; Dennis Walder agrees that the very same words may be referential in one context and emotive in another. Rosa...lind Hursthouse believes that a sentence may be both referential and emotive at the same time - that the best way to arouse or convey feelings may be simply to refer to things or events. These arguments are aspects of the commonly made fact/value distinction which, both speakers believe to be highly misleading.
| Module code and title: | A101, An arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A101; 15 |
| Recording date: | 1977-03-18 |
| First transmission date: | 30-05-1978 |
| Published: | 1978 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:14:27 |
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| Producer: | Prudence Smith |
| Contributors: | Rosalind Hursthouse; Dennis Walder |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Emotive; Fact; Referential; Value |
| Master spool number: | BLN11950H015 |
| Production number: | BLN11950H015 |
| Available to public: | no |
