The Language of Argument
3 8 3 19 Moral Reasoning Many acts—such as lying to a friend—are not illegal, but they still seem immoral. Thus, even if such an ...
3 8 4 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g We share a conception of justice that includes, among other things, equali ...
3 8 5 T h e P r o b l e m o f A b o r t i o n After the class of actions is picked out, we need to determine what is being asked ...
3 8 6 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g Some people—for example, strong pacifists—accept premise (1), but most peo ...
3 8 7 T h e P r o b l e m o f A b o r t i o n We have arrived, then, at a principle that seems to make sense out of a position t ...
3 8 8 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g this exception is controversial. We will return to this issue later. But e ...
3 8 9 T h e P r o b l e m o f A b o r t i o n Pro-life conservatives usually emphasize tests such as genetic code (which is form ...
3 9 0 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g permitted, but only in extreme circumstances. This position is still vague ...
3 9 1 T h e P r o b l e m o f A b o r t i o n that it is unfair to the slave class. (See the discussion of counterexamples in Ch ...
3 9 2 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g arguments in Chapter 13, we know that we should not expect any sharp lines ...
3 9 3 A n a l o g i c a l R e a s o n i n g i n E t h i c s Now we can apply this principle to Thomson’s story: (2) It is not mo ...
3 9 4 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g thinks we will, that it is not wrong to unplug the violinist, then we have ...
3 9 5 W e i g h i n g fa c t o r s possible to understand an opposing view—that is, get a genuine feeling for its inner workings ...
3 9 6 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g a. “Common sense, experience, and linguistic usage point clearly to the fa ...
3 9 7 W e i g h i n g fa c t o r s AbORTION^4 by Mary Anne Warren i Introduction Do women have the right to abort unwanted pregn ...
3 9 8 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g for many women, married or single. Women who must earn have an acute need ...
3 9 9 W e i g h i n g fa c t o r s women are creating alternative forms of life which may better serve their needs. But for most ...
4 0 0 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g an ‘inconvenience’, as opponents of abortion often claim. To carry a preg- ...
4 0 1 W e i g h i n g fa c t o r s be an entirely arbitrary criterion of moral status. Why should human beings attain full and e ...
4 0 2 C H A P T E R 1 9 ■ M o r a l R e a s o n i n g Aldo Leopold has called the ‘integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic ...
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