Ross gives us principles that tell us how we ought to act in any given situation.
Ross gives us principles that tell us how we ought to act in any given situation.
Ross says that no theory can do that. When our prima facie duties conflict, we must weigh them against each other, and see which is the more important one in the situation. This requires a careful intuitive judgment -- not the application of some further rule.
Ross gives us principles that tell us how we ought to act in any given situation.
Ross says that no theory can do that. When our prima facie duties conflict, we must weigh them against each other, and see which is the more important one in the situation. This requires a careful intuitive judgment -- not the application of some further rule.