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Single Idea 20286
[filed under theme 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism
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Full Idea
When following conscience means doing as one's 'internal voice' prompts one to do, to follow one's conscience it so abdicate one's responsibility as a rational agent.
Gist of Idea
Following an inner voice for morality is irresponsible in a rational agent
Source
Peter Singer (Practical Ethics [1979], 09)
Book Ref
Singer,Peter: 'Practical Ethics' [CUP 1989], p.185
A Reaction
Seems dead right. An inner voice is far more likely to be your culture and upbringing than to be an absolute moral truth. It may not be entirely wrong, though, to behave as your culture requires.
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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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