I think that this statement actually comes from Hume.
"So I came to the conclusion that every "should" statement is false, or meaningless."
I don't remember exactly where but Hume makes an injunction against all people who might say "ought." He warns that those people are not to be trusted. I remember it being later rather than earlier.
On a side note, I have a logic question. Doesn't the syllogistic format insist on necessity? If that's so, then I don't think you could account for such a thing as "should," unless you regard should as moral necessity. Does that make sense?
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Date: 2002-02-02 08:13 am (UTC)"So I came to the conclusion that every "should" statement is false, or meaningless."
I don't remember exactly where but Hume makes an injunction against all people who might say "ought." He warns that those people are not to be trusted. I remember it being later rather than earlier.
On a side note, I have a logic question. Doesn't the syllogistic format insist on necessity? If that's so, then I don't think you could account for such a thing as "should," unless you regard should as moral necessity. Does that make sense?