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The objectivity of ethics and the unity of practical reason

Author(s): de Lazari-Radek, K; Singer, P

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dc.contributor.authorde Lazari-Radek, K-
dc.contributor.authorSinger, P-
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T14:48:27Z-
dc.date.available2022-01-25T14:48:27Z-
dc.date.issued2012-10en_US
dc.identifier.citationde Lazari-Radek, Katarzyna, and Peter Singer. "The objectivity of ethics and the unity of practical reason." Ethics 123, no. 1 (2012): 9-31.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0014-1704-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1qp3s-
dc.description.abstractEvolutionary accounts of the origins of human morality may lead us to doubt the truth of our moral judgments. Sidgwick tried to vindicate ethics from this kind of external attack. However, he ended The Methods in despair over another problem—an apparent conflict between rational egoism and universal benevolence, which he called the “dualism of practical reason.” Drawing on Sidgwick, we show that one way of defending objectivity in ethics against Sharon Street’s recent evolutionary critique also puts us in a position to support a bold claim: the dualism of practical reason can be resolved in favor of impartiality.en_US
dc.format.extent9 - 31en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEthicsen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleThe objectivity of ethics and the unity of practical reasonen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1086/667837-
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