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We've formulated our consistency requirements in terms of how we OUGHT to live. Instead of doing this, we could talk about:
{ 1 } - the virtue of consistency.
{ 2 } - hypothetical imperatives involving consistency ("If you want to be consistent, then you ought to ...").
{ 3 } - consistency imperatives ("Be consistent").
{ 4 } - a description of what consistency involves ("If you're consistent then ...").
{ 5 } - any of the above.
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1 is wrong. Please try again.
We've formulated our consistency requirements in terms of how we OUGHT to live. Instead of doing this, we could talk about:
{ 1 } - the virtue of consistency.
{ 2 } - hypothetical imperatives involving consistency ("If you want to be consistent, then you ought to ...").
{ 3 } - consistency imperatives ("Be consistent").
{ 4 } - a description of what consistency involves ("If you're consistent then ...").
{ 5 } - any of the above.
This accords with an "ethics of virtue" approach, which sees ethics as about good and bad character traits.
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2 is wrong. Please try again.
We've formulated our consistency requirements in terms of how we OUGHT to live. Instead of doing this, we could talk about:
{ 1 } - the virtue of consistency.
{ 2 } - hypothetical imperatives involving consistency ("If you want to be consistent, then you ought to ...").
{ 3 } - consistency imperatives ("Be consistent").
{ 4 } - a description of what consistency involves ("If you're consistent then ...").
{ 5 } - any of the above.
This accords with an "ethics of hypothetical imperatives" approach, which sees ethics as about how to achieve our goals.
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3 is wrong. Please try again.
We've formulated our consistency requirements in terms of how we OUGHT to live. Instead of doing this, we could talk about:
{ 1 } - the virtue of consistency.
{ 2 } - hypothetical imperatives involving consistency ("If you want to be consistent, then you ought to ...").
{ 3 } - consistency imperatives ("Be consistent").
{ 4 } - a description of what consistency involves ("If you're consistent then ...").
{ 5 } - any of the above.
This accords with an "ethics of imperatives" approach, which sees ethics as about choosing action guides.
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4 is wrong. Please try again.
We've formulated our consistency requirements in terms of how we OUGHT to live. Instead of doing this, we could talk about:
{ 1 } - the virtue of consistency.
{ 2 } - hypothetical imperatives involving consistency ("If you want to be consistent, then you ought to ...").
{ 3 } - consistency imperatives ("Be consistent").
{ 4 } - a description of what consistency involves ("If you're consistent then ...").
{ 5 } - any of the above.
This accords with an "ethics of description" approach, which sees ethics as describing different sorts of behavior.
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5 is correct!
We've formulated our consistency requirements in terms of how we OUGHT to live. Instead of doing this, we could talk about:
{ 1 } - the virtue of consistency.
{ 2 } - hypothetical imperatives involving consistency ("If you want to be consistent, then you ought to ...").
{ 3 } - consistency imperatives ("Be consistent").
{ 4 } - a description of what consistency involves ("If you're consistent then ...").
{ 5 } - any of the above.
Different approaches might prefer different formulations.
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