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| Morals: morals refers to a more or less coded set of rules, action maxims, duties and prohibitions within a society or group. Most of these rules are unconsciously internalized among the members of the society or group. Their justification and the possible assessment of actions are reflected in ethics and meta ethics. See also values, norms, rights, ethics._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Richard Mervyn Hare on Morals - Dictionary of Arguments
Singer I 78 Moral/Hare/Peter Singer: Hare(1) proposes to distinguish two levels of moral: a) the intuitive level of moral and b) the critical level of moral. >Cognitivism, >Emotivism. Singer I 79 In daily life we do not calculate the theoretical-ethical consequences of our actions. Therefore, we should establish broader moral norms for our everyday life. These should be those that have had the best consequences for centuries. For example, telling the truth, keeping promises, not hurting anyone else, etc. P. SingerVsHare: 1. That sounds like the advice of a trainer. Singer I 80 P. SingerVsHare: 2. For example, an utilitarian could argue that if the killing went completely unnoticed, it could have no consequences at all. >Utilitarianism, >Deontology, >Consequentialism, >Preference utilitarianism. 1. R. M. Hare, Moral Thinking, Oxford, 1981_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Hare I Richard Mervyn Hare The Language of Morals Oxford 1991 Hare II Richard M. Hare Philosophical discoveries", in: Mind, LXIX, 1960 In Linguistik und Philosophie, G. Grewendorf/G. Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1974/1995 SingerP I Peter Singer Practical Ethics (Third Edition) Cambridge 2011 SingerP II P. Singer The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. New Haven 2015 |
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