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An ideal observer is

    { 1 } - someone who observes but never participates.
    { 2 } - an imaginary person of ideal moral wisdom -- a person who is fully informed and has impartial concern for everyone.
    { 3 } - an ethics teacher.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

An ideal observer is

Huh? I observe that you're guessing instead of participating!

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2 is correct!

An ideal observer is

    { 1 } - someone who observes but never participates.
    { 2 } - an imaginary person of ideal moral wisdom -- a person who is fully informed and has impartial concern for everyone.
    { 3 } - an ethics teacher.

We'll never be ideal observers, since we'll always have some ignorance and bias. But the notion of an ideal observer is useful. It gives a vivid picture of moral wisdom and a way to understand the meaning and methodology of moral judgments.

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An ideal observer is

    { 1 } - someone who observes but never participates.
    { 2 } - an imaginary person of ideal moral wisdom -- a person who is fully informed and has impartial concern for everyone.
    { 3 } - an ethics teacher.

Sorry, but your ethics teacher is only human -- and so isn't fully informed or impartial.

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