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Universalizability holds that
{ 1 } - moral principles that are universally accepted must be true.
{ 2 } - we ought to follow simple, exceptionless rules.
{ 3 } - it's wrong to act on whim without considering rules.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
{ 5 } - none of the above.
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Universalizability holds that
{ 1 } - moral principles that are universally accepted must be true.
{ 2 } - we ought to follow simple, exceptionless rules.
{ 3 } - it's wrong to act on whim without considering rules.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
{ 5 } - none of the above.
Hare doesn't think that moral principles are true or false.
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Universalizability holds that
{ 1 } - moral principles that are universally accepted must be true.
{ 2 } - we ought to follow simple, exceptionless rules.
{ 3 } - it's wrong to act on whim without considering rules.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
{ 5 } - none of the above.
The principles behind our judgments might be too complex to formulate. Universalizability allows for this.
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Universalizability holds that
{ 1 } - moral principles that are universally accepted must be true.
{ 2 } - we ought to follow simple, exceptionless rules.
{ 3 } - it's wrong to act on whim without considering rules.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
{ 5 } - none of the above.
It can be OK to choose a flavor of ice cream simply on whim. Universalizability allows for this.
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Universalizability holds that
{ 1 } - moral principles that are universally accepted must be true.
{ 2 } - we ought to follow simple, exceptionless rules.
{ 3 } - it's wrong to act on whim without considering rules.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
{ 5 } - none of the above.
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Universalizability holds that
{ 1 } - moral principles that are universally accepted must be true.
{ 2 } - we ought to follow simple, exceptionless rules.
{ 3 } - it's wrong to act on whim without considering rules.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
{ 5 } - none of the above.
It holds that "Act A ought to be done" logically entails "Anything relevantly or exactly similar to act A also ought to be done." So a moral belief commits us to making similar evaluations about similar cases.
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