How should we respond to Ima Racist, who says "Everyone with black skin ought to be treated poorly"? Doesn't Ima satisfy universalizability?
How should we respond to Ima Racist, who says "Everyone with black skin ought to be treated poorly"? Doesn't Ima satisfy universalizability?
This is obvious to me and to you. But how do we make it obvious to Ima?
How should we respond to Ima Racist, who says "Everyone with black skin ought to be treated poorly"? Doesn't Ima satisfy universalizability?
We can test Ima's consistency by seeing whether he regards the property as morally relevant regardless of which side is imagined to have it. (The color-changing example is from R.M. Hare.)
We could also asked whether Albino blacks ought to be treated well -- and whether Caucasians with deep dark tans ought to be treated poorly.