Ima Prescriptivist claims that, to apply his golden rule consistency condition most adequately, we need
Ima Prescriptivist claims that, to apply his golden rule consistency condition most adequately, we need
We need to know what effect our actions have on the lives of others.
But we also need imagination.
Ima Prescriptivist claims that, to apply his golden rule consistency condition most adequately, we need
We need to imagine ourselves, vividly and accurately, in the other person's place on the receiving end of the action.
But we also need knowledge.
Ima Prescriptivist claims that, to apply his golden rule consistency condition most adequately, we need
We need to know what effect our actions have on the lives of others. And we need to imagine ourselves, vividly and accurately, in the other person's place on the receiving end of the action.
Then we're inconsistent if we believe that we ought to treat the other person in a given way but don't desire that we be treated that way in the same situation.
Ima Prescriptivist claims that, to apply his golden rule consistency condition most adequately, we need
We need both!