EthicsNormative theories of obligation, moral and nonmoral value, and meta-ethical issues and theories are considered. |
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act-deontological action answer argue argument basic ethical basic principles believe benevolence Butler Chapter claim commands conflict contend criterion Crito definition deontological theories deontologist descriptive relativism desire determinism discussion dispositions distribution Divine Command theory egoist equally ethical egoism ethical judgments ethics of virtue evil example experience facie duty fact G. E. Moore greatest balance happiness hedonism hedonist hold intuitionism intuitionists involved justified Kant least logically maxim means meta-ethical moral judgments moral philosophy moral point morally right motives non-hedonists nonmoral sense nonmoral value normative ethics normative judgments normative theory one's particular judgments pleasure point of view prima facie duty principle of beneficence principle of justice principle of utility problems psychological egoism psychological hedonism question rational reason right or obligatory right or wrong Ross rules seems simply society Socrates taking the moral telling the truth theory of obligation things tion traits of character true utilitarianism