Philosophy 2730F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Moral Agency, Distributive Justice, Wisdom Of Repugnance
13 Nov 2012
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11/13/2012 7:19:00 am: the justification of ross" ethical principles can be developed from a naturalized, evolutionary account of human moral development. Nine steps can be taken to help determine when a prima facie" duty becomes an actual" duty. That any one prima facie duty could be outweighed by a different principle is a primary feature of his pluralism. Moral life is extremely complex and messy, so there cannot be one general rule that identifies all our moral duties. Instead, there is a set of prima facie (on their face) duties rather than actual duties. Duties that are prima facie hold in most situations, but can be overridden by alternate fundamental moral considerations in different circumstances: ross provides a set of six prima facie duties: 1) duties from prior actions fidelity and reparation. 2) duties from services from others gratitude. 3) duties concerned with the fair distribution of goods distributive justice. 4) duties to help others generosity.
