Torbjorn Tannsjo Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• These theories, deontology, the moral rights theory, and utilitarianism, contradict one another. Moreover, they give conflicting (inconsistent) recommendations. It is hence not possible to hold them together, in a pursuit of moral truth.

  Torbjorn Tannsjo

  Rights, Giving, Together

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• Once we realise that utilitarianism comes with the idea of blameworthy rightdoing (such as when you push a big man onto the tracks in order to save five lives) and blameless wrongdoing (such as when you don't push a big man onto the tracks in order to save five lives), then utilitarianism all of a sudden appears to give the right answers.

  Torbjorn Tannsjo

  Men, Order, Ideas

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

• I look at the most promising putative moral theories. I construct crucial thought experiments in areas where they give conflicting advice. I confront their conflicting advice with my own moral sensitivity, my moral intuition. I take the theory that can best explain the content of my intuitions as gaining inductive support through an inference to the best explanation.

  Torbjorn Tannsjo

  Giving, Support, Advice

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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