Moral theories are theories….
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theories try to explain observations / data ..
Moral theories attempt to tell us what
it is
for an action to be wrong, what it is for an action to be permissible, what
it is for an action to be obligatory. They try to tell us what makes wrong actions wrong, and
permissible actions permissible.. [essence; true definition]..
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Focus on
utilitarianism and Kantianism …
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a list of actions that you think most people [around
here] would think are obviously wrong: precise, vivid and extreme examples are best! This should be a
fairly uncontroversial list. L
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… actions or character traits that you
think most people would think are MP, MO, or otherwise good J
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Rape
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Killing children
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Robbing with intent to
kill
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Genocide
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Slavery
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Beastiality…
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Abusing the elderly
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Cheating in school..
on test
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Discrimination ..
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Racism..
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Stealing food from homeless
people and throwing it in the garbage
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Punching your mother
just because…you think her face will
look better punched..
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Necrophilia..
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Exploitation:
child sex slavery..
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Embezzlement
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Incest …
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Breaking rapists
out of jail..
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Grave robbing..
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Love
Donating to [good] charities..
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a list of actions that you think most people [around
here] would think are obviously wrong: precise, vivid and extreme examples are best! This should be a
fairly uncontroversial list. L
|
?
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… actions or character traits that you
think most people would think are MP, MO, or otherwise good J
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Necrophilia
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Identity theft
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Rape ..
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Throwing babies
off buildings..
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Killing children..
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Kicking a
pregnant woman in the stomach
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Stealing from
church to subsidize your own fun
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Selling meth to
young children..
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Spitting in
someone’s face..
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Holocaust…
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Slavery..
Middle Passage..
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Trail of Tears
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Lynchings..
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Racism..
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Genocide
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Intentionally destroying
families..
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Selling people:
human trafficking; sex slavery..
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Burning people
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Shooting old
people.. for fun
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Suicide –
Abortion
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