Dismissive Replies to "Why Should I Be Moral?"

[...] if asked what it means to be guided by moral duties (does it mean usually doing our duty? always doing it?) Al is unlikely to have a sharp answer. [...] it exposes not only the error just mentioned - the error of regarding M as obviously a reason for Al to be moral - but a more general and imp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social theory and practice 2009-07, Vol.35 (3), p.341-368
1. Verfasser: Tilley, John J.
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Zusammenfassung:[...] if asked what it means to be guided by moral duties (does it mean usually doing our duty? always doing it?) Al is unlikely to have a sharp answer. [...] it exposes not only the error just mentioned - the error of regarding M as obviously a reason for Al to be moral - but a more general and important error: the error of treating as axiomatic, as in need of no evidence, the view that moral considerations supply every agent with practical reasons.
ISSN:0037-802X
2154-123X
DOI:10.5840/soctheorpract200935321