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The Dualism of Practical Reason from “Some Fundamental Ethical Controversies” by Sidgwick IntroductionSometimes we are faced with decisions in which we must choose between our own good and the good of others. Of course, there are happy situations where the two converge, but the difficult moral situations are those in which the two interests do not […]
Read More The Dualism of Practical Reason: SidgwickSidgwick on Philosophical Intuitions (Book 3, Ch. 13)IntroYo, check it. Weez gonna learn about Sidgwick’s philosophical intuitions. Sidgwick (aka Jesus–in my opinion) had this idea that moral truths can be found in the “Common Sense” morality of the everyman. Well, not exactly. More precisely, he thought that if one could systematically analyze the common sense […]
Read More Sidgwick on Philosophical Moral IntuitionsMoore’s Criticism of Mill’s Proof of UtilitarianismOk, in the previous post we looked at Sidgwick’s criticisms of Mill’s proof of utilitarianism. As the title might suggest, we will now turn to Moore’s criticisms. For a more detailed explanation of Mill’s proof, check out the previous post. For this post I’ll just present Mill’s proof in its […]
Read More Moore’s Criticism of Mill’s Proof of UtilitarianismSidgwick’s Criticisms of Mill’s Proof of Utilitarianism Ok, apparently I can only write if it’s in my blog so, instead of staring at a blank screen trying to rewrite my paper, I’ll write down the basic ideas up in herr first.Here we will examine Sidgwick’s criticisms of Mill’s Proof of Utilitarianism. With that in mind, it […]
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