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Are both of these norms "exceptionless" (in the sense used in the book)?
"Never kill an innocent person."
"Never kill someone except in self-defense or mercy killing."
{ 1 } - The first is exceptionless but not the second.
{ 2 } - Both are exceptionless.
{ 3 } - Neither is exceptionless.
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Are both of these norms "exceptionless" (in the sense used in the book)?
"Never kill an innocent person."
"Never kill someone except in self-defense or mercy killing."
{ 1 } - The first is exceptionless but not the second.
{ 2 } - Both are exceptionless.
{ 3 } - Neither is exceptionless.
The book regards both norms as exceptionless (even though they have built-in restrictions) because they're formulated using "never." Both rules are claimed to hold in all cases.
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Are both of these norms "exceptionless" (in the sense used in the book)?
"Never kill an innocent person."
"Never kill someone except in self-defense or mercy killing."
{ 1 } - The first is exceptionless but not the second.
{ 2 } - Both are exceptionless.
{ 3 } - Neither is exceptionless.
The book regards both norms as exceptionless (even though they have built-in restrictions) because they're formulated using "never." Both rules are claimed to hold in all cases.
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Are both of these norms "exceptionless" (in the sense used in the book)?
"Never kill an innocent person."
"Never kill someone except in self-defense or mercy killing."
{ 1 } - The first is exceptionless but not the second.
{ 2 } - Both are exceptionless.
{ 3 } - Neither is exceptionless.
The book regards both norms as exceptionless (even though they have built-in restrictions) because they're formulated using "never." Both rules are claimed to hold in all cases.
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