Formal Ethics 6 - Universal Law

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We know through our actual or ideal moral intuitions that we ought to follow GR.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

We know through our actual or ideal moral intuitions that we ought to follow GR.

{ 1 } - prima-facie-duty justification

We have a basic prima facie duty to treat others as we want to be treated. <=> prima-facie-duty justification

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We know through our actual or ideal moral intuitions that we ought to follow GR.

We follow GR because it promotes our own well-being and self-respect -- and because it earns us the respect and appreciation of others. <=> self-interested-desire justification

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

We know through our actual or ideal moral intuitions that we ought to follow GR.

We ought to follow GR because an ideal observer would desire this. <=> ideal-observer-theory justification

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We know through our actual or ideal moral intuitions that we ought to follow GR.

We ought to follow GR because, as all the major world religions recognize, God desires that we follow GR. <=> divine-command-theory justification

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5 is correct!

We know through our actual or ideal moral intuitions that we ought to follow GR.

We know through our actual or ideal moral intuitions that we ought to follow GR. <=> intuitionism justification

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