Thick Concepts In Philosophy: Beyond The Fact-Value Distinction | PhilosophyStudent.org #shorts

A concept with both substantially descriptive and evaluative content (as opposed to a thin concept). Paradigmatic examples are found in virtue ethics and aesthetics. Some philosophers maintain that thick concepts cannot be separated into constituent parts, so the fact-value distinction is invalid.

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