As nouns the difference between taxonomy and expressivist
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while expressivist is (ethics) an advocate of expressivism.
As an adjective expressivist is
(ethics) pertaining to or advocating expressivism, the doctrine that the primary function of moral sentences and sensation sentences (like "i am in pain") is to express an evaluative attitude, rather than stating a fact.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
expressivist
English
Adjective
(-)
(ethics) Pertaining to or advocating expressivism, the doctrine that the primary function of moral sentences and sensation sentences (like "I am in pain") is to express an evaluative attitude, rather than stating a fact
* {{quote-journal, 2007, date=May 26, Michael Rubin, Sound intuitions on Moral Twin Earth, Philosophical Studies, url=, doi=10.1007/s11098-007-9118-8, volume=139, issue=3, pages=
, passage=Since cognitivism is already a commitment of SEN, I see no harm in assuming it so long as we keep in mind that one possible lesson of MTE is that the content of moral predicates is [primarily] non-cognitive or expressivist . }}
Related terms
* expressivistic
Noun
(
en noun)
(ethics) An advocate of expressivism 