PHI 1101 Study Guide - Categorical Imperative, Act Utilitarianism
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Judging moral arguments and theories: morality is a set of concerned beliefs about right and wrong, good and bad, just and unjust. In all kinds of situations, we need to figure out what to d, and what it would be right to do. To do so we must: accept or reject moral statements, make and criticize moral arguments, and/or, wrestle with moral theories. Like any other arguments, moral arguments have premises and conclusions. A moral statement is a statement asserting that an action is right or wrong (moral/immoral) or that something (such as a person, event, or motive) is good or bad. Rahul did not keep his promise to you . A standard moral argument is a mixture of moral and non-moral statements. At least one premise is a moral statement that asserts a general moral principle. At least one premises makes a non-moral claim. The conclusion is a moral statement, or judgment, about a particular case.
