Ideas from 'What We Owe to Each Other' by Thomas M. Scanlon [1998], by Theme Structure

[found in 'What We Owe to Each Other' by Scanlon,T.M. [Belknap Harvard 1999,0-674-95089-5]].

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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 9. Contractualism
Right and wrong concerns what other people cannot reasonably reject
                        Full Idea: Thinking about right and wrong is, at the most basic level, thinking about what could be justified to others on grounds that they, if appropriately motivated, could not reasonably reject.
                        From: Thomas M. Scanlon (What We Owe to Each Other [1998], Intro)
                        A reaction: The tricky bit is that the acceptance by others must be 'reasonable', so we need a reasonably objective view of rationality. Don't picture your neighbours, picture the locals when you are on holiday in a very different culture. Other Nazis?