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According to Hare,
{ 1 } - we are free to form our own moral views.
{ 2 } - forming our moral views ought to be a rational activity.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
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According to Hare,
{ 1 } - we are free to form our own moral views.
{ 2 } - forming our moral views ought to be a rational activity.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
We have to think out moral questions for ourselves. The facts alone don't give us the answers; and to blindly copy the views of others would compromise our freedom as moral agents.
But the rationality element is also important.
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According to Hare,
{ 1 } - we are free to form our own moral views.
{ 2 } - forming our moral views ought to be a rational activity.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
Moral questions are important, and answering them should engage our rational powers to the limit.
But the freedom element is also important.
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According to Hare,
{ 1 } - we are free to form our own moral views.
{ 2 } - forming our moral views ought to be a rational activity.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
Hare thinks that views like naturalism neglect freedom, while views like emotivism neglect rationality.
Hare tries to show that the two aspects are compatible -- that we can be both free and rational in our moral thinking.
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According to Hare,
{ 1 } - we are free to form our own moral views.
{ 2 } - forming our moral views ought to be a rational activity.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
So Hare called his book "Un-Freedom and Un-Reason"?
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