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W.D. Ross’s Ethics of “Prima Facie” Duties

By: 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology — July 4th 2023 at 02:37
W.D. Ross believed that there are multiple fundamental moral principles. He called them "prima facie" duties. This essay introduces Ross’s theory, which is often called intuitionism.

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Henry Scott Tuke's painting "The Promise" (1888).

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The Meaning of Life: What’s the Point?

By: 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology — February 6th 2023 at 20:51
Does life’s having meaning depend on a supernatural reality? Is death a threat to life’s meaning? Is life the sort of thing that can have a “meaning”? In what sense? Here we will consider some approaches to questions about the meaning of life.

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