On the approach in the book, the key to getting a methodology for picking out moral principles is
On the approach in the book, the key to getting a methodology for picking out moral principles is
We need to work out moral consistency principles that are useful for moral reasoning. These principles will more clearly formulate ideas that are already widely accepted -- such as: "Be logically consistent in your beliefs," "Make similar evaluations about similar actions," and "Treat others as you want to be treated."
We'll show how to defend our consistency principles from various perspectives on ethics. Later, we'll add additional elements of moral rationality besides consistency.
On the approach in the book, the key to getting a methodology for picking out moral principles is
The approach in the book holds that there is a rational method. The method stresses consistency and the golden rule, but also brings in other elements.
On the approach in the book, the key to getting a methodology for picking out moral principles is
This approach leads to an impasse -- since people continue to disagree on how to understand moral judgments (as divine commands, irreducible objective truths, expressions of feeling, and so forth).
The approach in the book is to construct a system of moral consistency principles that could be justified from various views on the nature of moral judgments.