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Single Idea 6256
[filed under theme 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism
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Full Idea
Can there not be a right and wrong state of our moral sense, as there is in our other senses?
Gist of Idea
Can't the moral sense make mistakes, as the other senses do?
Source
Francis Hutcheson (Treatise 4: The Moral Sense [1728], §IV)
Book Ref
'British Moralists 1650-1800 Vol. 1', ed/tr. Raphael,D.D. [Hackett 1991], p.318
A Reaction
Hutcheson replies by saying something like they are both fully reliable in normal conditions. It remains, though, a very good question for the intuitionist to face, as the moral sense is supposed to be direct and reliable, but how do you check?
The
31 ideas
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[we have an in-built morality detector]:
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7503
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Plato never refers to examining the conscience
[Plato, by Foucault]
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6237
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Fear of God is not conscience, which is a natural feeling of offence at bad behaviour
[Shaftesbury]
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8066
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Butler exalts conscience, but it may be horribly misleading
[Anscombe on Butler]
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6238
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We approve of actions by a superior moral sense
[Hutcheson]
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6239
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We dislike a traitor, even if they give us great benefit
[Hutcheson]
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6240
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The moral sense is not an innate idea, but an ability to approve or disapprove in a disinterested way
[Hutcheson]
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6242
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We cannot choose our moral feelings, otherwise bribery could affect them
[Hutcheson]
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6247
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Everyone feels uneasy when seeing others in pain, unless the others are evil
[Hutcheson]
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6256
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Can't the moral sense make mistakes, as the other senses do?
[Hutcheson]
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7258
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The forefather of modern intuitionism is Richard Price
[Price,R, by Dancy,J]
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21786
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Conscience is the right of the self to know what is right and obligatory, and thus make them true
[Hegel]
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3769
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With early training, any absurdity or evil may be given the power of conscience
[Mill]
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2933
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Why do you listen to the voice of your conscience?
[Nietzsche]
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4496
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'Conscience' is invented to value actions by intention and conformity to 'law', rather than consequences
[Nietzsche]
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11050
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Moore's combination of antinaturalism with strong supervenience on the natural is incoherent
[Hanna on Moore,GE]
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23726
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Despite Moore's caution, non-naturalists incline towards intuitionism
[Moore,GE, by Smith,M]
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7259
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Ross said moral principles are self-evident from the facts, but not from pure thought
[Ross, by Dancy,J]
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5913
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The moral convictions of thoughtful educated people are the raw data of ethics
[Ross]
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6971
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I would describe intuitions of good as feelings of approval
[Ayer]
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5205
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Moral intuition is worthless if there is no criterion to decide between intuitions
[Ayer]
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2705
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How can intuitionists distinguish universal convictions from local cultural ones?
[Hare]
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2712
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You can't use intuitions to decide which intuitions you should cultivate
[Hare]
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4128
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Intuitionism has been demolished by critics, and no longer looks interesting
[Williams,B]
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20286
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Following an inner voice for morality is irresponsible in a rational agent
[Singer]
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8051
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Mention of 'intuition' in morality means something has gone wrong with the argument
[MacIntyre]
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7261
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Internalists say that moral intuitions are motivating; externalist say a desire is also needed
[Dancy,J]
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7262
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Obviously judging an action as wrong gives us a reason not to do it
[Dancy,J]
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7265
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Moral facts are not perceived facts, but perceived reasons for judgements
[Dancy,J]
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7260
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If there are intuited moral facts, why should we care about them?
[Dancy,J]
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2864
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The main objection to intuitionism in ethics is that intuition is a disguise for prejudice or emotion
[Blackburn]
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6177
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Moral intuition seems unevenly distributed between people
[Rowlands]
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