The intuitionist G.E. Moore held that what was self-evident about duty was that
The intuitionist G.E. Moore held that what was self-evident about duty was that
It's never just self-evident what we ought to do in a concrete situation. To arrive at our concrete duty requires combining self-evident moral principles with information about the concrete situation.
The intuitionist G.E. Moore held that what was self-evident about duty was that
To determine our duty in a concrete case, we have to (1) determine our options, (2) determine the consequences of each option, and (3) evaluate which consequences are best. Steps (1) and (2) involve ordinary sorts of knowledge. Step (3) involves applying self-evident truths about what is intrinsically good or intrinsically bad.
So we can't just sit down and have a self-evident intuition about what we ought to do.
The intuitionist G.E. Moore held that what was self-evident about duty was that
This was the view of W.D. Ross.