Lexicon of Arguments

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II 277
Ethics: criterion must not presuppose the accuracy of further purposes - therefore question of the ultimate purpose.
II 279
Ultimate Purpose/Moore/Brentano: "The best you can do" (sum of good) - requires immediate evidence - we must first know how to recognize good. >Good.
II 276
Ethics/Chisholm: intuitive approach - Vs: obscure absolute values - Object of value predicates is always a fact. >Noncognitivism, >Emotivism, >Pareto-optimum.
II 286
Intrinsic Value: is only established if reflection of all good and bad is known in all possible worlds. >Possible worlds.
KollerVsChisholm: it is wrong to look for the criteria only in the purposes. >Criteria, >Purposes.
II 295
Pareto Principle/Strong/Ethics/Koller: the condition where at least one individual is better off and none is worse off is always preferable - Vs: this is controversial and not evident.
II 297
VsAltruism: in a shortage of means mutual benevolence is limited - therefore usually no matching assessment of situations. >Altruism.


Koller, Peter. Von der Vergeblichkeit des Bemühens, die Ethik auf eine Vorstellung intrinsischer Werte zu gründen. In: M.David/L. Stubenberg (Hg) Philosophische Aufsätze zu Ehren von R.M. Chisholm Graz 1986

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