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| The Good: The word "good" can have many different applications, but in general it refers to something that is morally right, ethical, or beneficial. It can also be used to describe something that is pleasant, desirable, or enjoyable. Philosophy is particularly concerned with the difficulties of defining the good. See also Definitions, Definability._____________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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Henry Sidgwick on Good - Dictionary of Arguments
Rawls I 416 Good/The Good/Sidwick/Rawls: Sidgwick characterizes the prospective future good for a person with the help of an assumed superior rationality that would come about if the person had all the essential information at hand. >Rationality, >Knowledge, >Cognition, >Recognition, >Ethics, >Morals. I 417 In this case, the good thing would be what the person strives for with this additional information.(1) 1. H. Sidgwick, The Methods of Ethics, 7th ed. (London, 1907), pp. 111f._____________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. |
Sidgwick I Henry Sidgwick Methods of Ethics 2017 Rawl I J. Rawls A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18