Ethics 11 - Nonconsequentialism

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Ima Rossian suggests that we should, when we face conflicting prima facie duties,

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Ima Rossian suggests that we should, when we face conflicting prima facie duties,

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This is the utilitarian approach that Ima rejects.

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Ima Rossian suggests that we should, when we face conflicting prima facie duties,

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Ima Rossian suggests that we should, when we face conflicting prima facie duties,

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Do you want to make the wrong decision half of the time?

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Ima Rossian suggests that we should, when we face conflicting prima facie duties,

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Ross, who was an intuitionist, suggested that we have to follow our intuitions here. But Ima thinks that rationality also could give us guidance. In the case about her mother, golden-rule consistency practically forced her to think that she ought to break the promise and drive her mother to the hospital.

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