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A formal ethical principle is one that
{ 1 } - deals with tuxedos and fancy parties.
{ 2 } - abstracts from all subjective ends.
{ 3 } - relates to the meaning or logical properties of the moral words.
{ 4 } - deals with objects of every sort.
{ 5 } - is expressible using only variables and constants.
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A formal ethical principle is one that
{ 1 } - deals with tuxedos and fancy parties.
{ 2 } - abstracts from all subjective ends.
{ 3 } - relates to the meaning or logical properties of the moral words.
{ 4 } - deals with objects of every sort.
{ 5 } - is expressible using only variables and constants.
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A formal ethical principle is one that
{ 1 } - deals with tuxedos and fancy parties.
{ 2 } - abstracts from all subjective ends.
{ 3 } - relates to the meaning or logical properties of the moral words.
{ 4 } - deals with objects of every sort.
{ 5 } - is expressible using only variables and constants.
Kant sometimes uses "formal" in this sense. But this isn't what I mean by "formal" here.
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A formal ethical principle is one that
{ 1 } - deals with tuxedos and fancy parties.
{ 2 } - abstracts from all subjective ends.
{ 3 } - relates to the meaning or logical properties of the moral words.
{ 4 } - deals with objects of every sort.
{ 5 } - is expressible using only variables and constants.
Hare sometimes uses "formal" in this sense. But this isn't what I mean by "formal" here.
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A formal ethical principle is one that
{ 1 } - deals with tuxedos and fancy parties.
{ 2 } - abstracts from all subjective ends.
{ 3 } - relates to the meaning or logical properties of the moral words.
{ 4 } - deals with objects of every sort.
{ 5 } - is expressible using only variables and constants.
Kant sometimes uses "formal" in this sense -- and denies that ethical principles are "formal" in this sense. But this isn't what I mean by "formal" here.
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A formal ethical principle is one that
{ 1 } - deals with tuxedos and fancy parties.
{ 2 } - abstracts from all subjective ends.
{ 3 } - relates to the meaning or logical properties of the moral words.
{ 4 } - deals with objects of every sort.
{ 5 } - is expressible using only variables and constants.
Exactly! The constants here can include logical terms, terms for general psychological attitudes (like "believe," "desire," and "act"), and other fairly abstract notions (like "ought" and "ends-means").
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