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Full Idea
Critics say that intuitionism in ethics explains nothing, but may merely function as a disguise for prejudice or passion.
Gist of Idea
The main objection to intuitionism in ethics is that intuition is a disguise for prejudice or emotion
Source
Simon Blackburn (Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy [1994], p.198)
Book Ref
Blackburn,Simon: 'Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy' [OUP 1996], p.198
A Reaction
If someone claims to have an important moral intuition about something, you should carefully assess the person who has the intuition. I would trust some people a lot.
| 2864 | The main objection to intuitionism in ethics is that intuition is a disguise for prejudice or emotion [Blackburn] |
| 2865 | Critics of prescriptivism observe that it is consistent to accept an ethical verdict but refuse to be bound by it [Blackburn] |
| 2866 | A true belief might be based on a generally reliable process that failed on this occasion [Blackburn] |
| 6451 | Visual sense data are an inner picture show which represents the world [Blackburn] |