Bridging the Gap

The Prompt

Attempt to construct a valid argument whose premises are purely descriptive (containing no normative terms) and whose conclusion is genuinely normative. If you succeed, defend your argument against the charge that a hidden normative premise lurks within. If you conclude the bridge cannot be built, explain precisely why — drawing on Hume, Moore, and Putnam — and consider what this failure means for moral reasoning in practice.

Completion Criteria

Either a carefully constructed argument attempting the is-ought bridge with a defense against the hidden-premise objection, or a rigorous explanation of why the bridge fails, engaging with at least three thinkers from the tradition.

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