Ethics 04 - Intuitionism

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Ima Intuitionist defines a self-evident truth as

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Ima Intuitionist defines a self-evident truth as

{ 1 } - a truth whose denial involves a self-contradiction.

{ 2 }

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Ima doesn't define "self-evident truth" this way.

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Ima Intuitionist defines a self-evident truth as

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He thinks that self-evident truths (like "x+y = y+x" and "Pleasure is intrinsically better than pain") aren't present in our minds at birth. Instead, we arrive at such truths as we become more reflective and intellectually mature.

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3 is correct!

Ima Intuitionist defines a self-evident truth as

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{ 2 }

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Ima claims that "x+y = y+x" and "Pleasure is intrinsically better than pain" are both self-evident truths.

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Ima Intuitionist defines a self-evident truth as

{ 1 }

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Ima claims that "x+y = y+x" is self-evident but not universally accepted. Babies and the uneducated won't accept or grasp it, since they lack mathematical sophistication. Moral principles work the same way. We need reflection and intellectual maturity to distinguish self-evident moral truths.

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