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Ideas for 'works', 'A Critique of Utilitarianism' and 'Significance of the Kripkean Nec A Posteriori'

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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

22410	Maybe the unthinkable is a moral category, and considering some options is dishonourable or absurd [Williams,B]
	Full Idea: One might have the idea that the unthinkable was itself a moral category. ...Regarding certain things even as alternatives is itself something to be regarded as dishonourable or morally absurd.
	From: Bernard Williams (A Critique of Utilitarianism [1973], 2)
	A reaction: He's very tentative about this, but I think it is a powerful moral idea. See Kekes. He is particularly aiming at utilitarians, who happily assess vile possibilities.