The Scale Structure of Moral Adjectives

DOI: http://doi.org/10.26333/sts.xxxi2.08 In this paper we discuss how and whether moral adjectives fit a well-known semantics for gradable adjectives. We first test whether moral adjectives are relative or absolute adjectives. The preliminary results suggest that moral adjectives don’t fall nea...

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Main Authors:	Federico L. G. Faroldi, Andrés Soria Ruiz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Polskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne / The Polish Semiotic Society 2019-11-01
Series:	Studia Semiotyczne
Subjects:	moral adjectives scalar semantics multidimensionality meta-ethics
Online Access:	http://studiasemiotyczne.pts.edu.pl/index.php/Studiasemiotyczne/article/view/43

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spelling	doaj-f81ffcad2be540bf89baf7edac4665aa2021-02-22T16:37:15ZengPolskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne / The Polish Semiotic SocietyStudia Semiotyczne0137-66082544-073X2019-11-01312The Scale Structure of Moral AdjectivesFederico L. G. Faroldi0Andrés Soria Ruiz1Ghent University, Centre of Logic and Philosophy of Science; Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)Institut Jean Nicod, Département d’études cognitives; ENS, EHESS, PSL Research University, CNRS, Paris DOI: http://doi.org/10.26333/sts.xxxi2.08 In this paper we discuss how and whether moral adjectives fit a well-known semantics for gradable adjectives. We first test whether moral adjectives are relative or absolute adjectives. The preliminary results suggest that moral adjectives don’t fall neatly under either category. In the second part we tackle the question of the scale of moral adjectives in a more theoretical fashion, i.e. by investigating their possible scales with mathematically precise tools. http://studiasemiotyczne.pts.edu.pl/index.php/Studiasemiotyczne/article/view/43moral adjectivesscalar semanticsmultidimensionalitymeta-ethics
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title	The Scale Structure of Moral Adjectives
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publisher	Polskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne / The Polish Semiotic Society
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publishDate	2019-11-01
description	DOI: http://doi.org/10.26333/sts.xxxi2.08 In this paper we discuss how and whether moral adjectives fit a well-known semantics for gradable adjectives. We first test whether moral adjectives are relative or absolute adjectives. The preliminary results suggest that moral adjectives don’t fall neatly under either category. In the second part we tackle the question of the scale of moral adjectives in a more theoretical fashion, i.e. by investigating their possible scales with mathematically precise tools.
topic	moral adjectives scalar semantics multidimensionality meta-ethics
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The Scale Structure of Moral Adjectives

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