Full Idea
The introduction of the word 'intuition' by a moral philosopher is always a signal that something has gone badly wrong with an argument.
Gist of Idea
Mention of 'intuition' in morality means something has gone wrong with the argument
Source
Alasdair MacIntyre (After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory [1981], Ch. 6)
Book Reference
MacIntyre,Alasdair: 'After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory' [Duckworth 1982], p.67
A Reaction
For the alternative view, see Kripke (Idea 4948). If Kripke is right about logic, I don't see why the same view should have some force in morality. At the bottom of all morality is an intuition that life is worth the struggle. How do you prove that?
Related Idea
Idea 4948 Intuition is the strongest possible evidence one can have about anything [Kripke]