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Single Idea 8066
[filed under theme 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism
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Full Idea
Butler exalts conscience, but appears ignorant that a man's conscience may tell him to do the vilest things.
Gist of Idea
Butler exalts conscience, but it may be horribly misleading
Source
comment on Joseph Butler (Fifteen Sermons [1726]) by G.E.M. Anscombe - Modern Moral Philosophy p.176
Book Ref
'The Is/Ought Question', ed/tr. Hudson,W.H. [Macmillan 1969], p.176
A Reaction
That would appear to be the end of conscience. To make conscience work, it must have a huge authority to back it, and also a fairly infallible means of knowing what it truly says, and that an impostor hasn't replaced it (e.g. via a bad upbringing).
The
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with the same theme
[we have an in-built morality detector]:
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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