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Ideas of Brad W. Hooker, by Text
[American, fl. 1995, Taught at Reading University.]
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Prescriptivism says 'ought' without commitment to act is insincere, or weakly used
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p.640
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Universal moral judgements imply the Golden Rule ('do as you would be done by')
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Rule Utilitarianism and Euthanasia
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p.22
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Euthanasia may not involve killing, so it is 'killing or not saving, out of concern for that person'
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p.23
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Modern utilitarians value knowledge, friendship, autonomy, and achievement, as well as pleasure
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Rule-utilitarians prevent things like torture, even on rare occasions when it seems best
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p.26
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Euthanasia is active or passive, and voluntary, non-voluntary or involuntary
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