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Should an ethical action ever require justification?
posted by Ayn at 8:54 AM
Saturday, September 09, 2006
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On Law, Morality, and Politics, St. Thomas Aquinas
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The Marx-Engels Reader
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Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche
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Deomcracy in America, de Tocqueville
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1 Comments:
Think of Cavell's take on the Kantian Categorical Imperative: if something is a categorical imperative, then it requires no justification because the solution be clear. However, uncovering the maxim that will lead to universalization might take more work.
Also, who requires the justification? Justification to a conformed majority who are not morally responsible (in the sense of maturity) should take the form less of justification and more of education.
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