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How would we regard the moral views of other cultures if we followed the ideal observer view?
{ 1 } - We reject as irrational any value system that differed from ours.
{ 2 } - We'd regard a system of values as "rational," and give it our respect, if its creators were factually informed and impartially concerned for everyone.
{ 3 } - We'd respect them, since there's no objective way to appraise any set of values as being objectively better or worse than any other.
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How would we regard the moral views of other cultures if we followed the ideal observer view?
{ 1 } - We reject as irrational any value system that differed from ours.
{ 2 } - We'd regard a system of values as "rational," and give it our respect, if its creators were factually informed and impartially concerned for everyone.
{ 3 } - We'd respect them, since there's no objective way to appraise any set of values as being objectively better or worse than any other.
The ideal observer view claims that a system of values is rational to the extent that it is informed and impartial.
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How would we regard the moral views of other cultures if we followed the ideal observer view?
{ 1 } - We reject as irrational any value system that differed from ours.
{ 2 } - We'd regard a system of values as "rational," and give it our respect, if its creators were factually informed and impartially concerned for everyone.
{ 3 } - We'd respect them, since there's no objective way to appraise any set of values as being objectively better or worse than any other.
We'd respect such a system of values, even if it differed greatly from our own. But we'd criticize practices (like Nazism, slavery, or apartheid) that are based on ignorance or violations of impartial concern. And we'd see the rejection of such practices, not just as changes, but as movements toward a greater rationality in values.
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How would we regard the moral views of other cultures if we followed the ideal observer view?
{ 1 } - We reject as irrational any value system that differed from ours.
{ 2 } - We'd regard a system of values as "rational," and give it our respect, if its creators were factually informed and impartially concerned for everyone.
{ 3 } - We'd respect them, since there's no objective way to appraise any set of values as being objectively better or worse than any other.
The ideal observer view claims that a system of values is rational to the extent that it is informed and impartial.
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