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W. D. ROSS PRIMA FACIE DUTIES BACKGROUND IDEAS 1. BOTH KANTIAN AND UTILITARIAN ETHICS TRY TO BASE MORALITY ON A SINGLE PRINCIPLE. 2. "COMMON SENSE" ETHICS CANNOT BE REDUCED TO AN UNITARY PRINCIPLE. 3. ABSOLUTE DUTIES ARE UNCONDITIONAL;
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W. D. Ross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir (William) David Ross KBE (15 April 1877 – 5 May 1971) was a Scottish philosopher, known for work in ethics. His best known work is The Right and the Good (1930), and he is perhaps best known f...
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W. D. Ross' seven prima facie duties and the three other prima facie duties introduced in the web page on the prima facie duties approach did not just fall from the sky. Most of them are taken from principles that, at one time or another, have been proposed as the central obligation in the moral life.
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According to W. D. Ross (1877-1971), there are several prima facie duties that we can use to determine what, concretely, we ought to do. A prima facie duty is a duty that is binding (obligatory) other things equal, that is, unless it is overridden or trumped by another duty or duties.
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a prima facie duty is a duty that is binding (obligatory) other things equal, that is, unless it is overridden or trumped by another duty or duties. Another way of putting it is that where there is a prima facie duty to do something, there ...
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philosophy of Ross (in ethics (philosophy): An ethics of prima facie duties) ... In the first third of the 20th century, the chief alternative to utilitarianism was provided by the intuitionists, especially W.D. Ross. ... CREATE MY prima facie ... NEW DOCUMENT...
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Duties to others you have because of previous acts of yours ... Duty of fidelity (keeping promises, etc.) ... Duty of reparation (compensating people for injuries and harm you cause)
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Ross explains that there are six categories of prima facie duties. These duties are either promises we make to ourselves or others that we have a personal relationship with, or contracts, which can be formal or informal, that we make with others.
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But if you’re a parent, how would you teach the Prima Facie duties Ross describes? How do you explain these theories in a way that would build moral character for a child besides what is right and wrong?
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