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  2. W. D. Ross - Wikipedia

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    Deontological pluralism (ethical non-naturalism / ethical intuitionism / ethical pluralism), [1] prima facie moral duties, [2] criticism of consequentialism Sir William David Ross KBE FBA (15 April 1877 – 5 May 1971), known as David Ross but usually cited as W. D. Ross , was a Scottish Aristotelian philosopher, translator, WWI veteran, civil ...

  3. The Right and the Good - Wikipedia

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    In it, Ross develops a deontological pluralism based on prima facie duties. Ross defends a realist position about morality and an intuitionist position about moral knowledge. The Right and the Good has been praised as one of the most important works of ethical theory in the twentieth century. [1] [2]

  4. Moderate objectivism - Wikipedia

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    Moderate objectivism adheres to basic notions of the Natural Law Theory. W. D. Ross refers to these moderate objectivists' accounts of moral principles as "prima facie principles" which are valid rules of action that one should generally adhere to but, in cases of moral conflict, may be overridable by another moral principle, hence the moderation.

  5. Emotivism - Wikipedia

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    Twenty years earlier, Sir William David Ross offered much the same criticism in his book Foundations of Ethics. Ross suggests that the emotivist theory seems to be coherent only when dealing with simple linguistic acts, such as recommending, commanding, or passing judgement on something happening at the same point of time as the utterance.

  6. Ethical intuitionism - Wikipedia

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    Ethical intuitionism (also called moral intuitionism) is a view or family of views in moral epistemology (and, on some definitions, metaphysics).It is foundationalism applied to moral knowledge, the thesis that some moral truths can be known non-inferentially (i.e., known without one needing to infer them from other truths one believes).

  7. Foul ball: 'DWTS' pro passes gas in Chicago Cubs catcher ...

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    The retired Chicago Cubs catcher was rehearsing his sci-fi salsa with pro partner Lindsay Arnold when the awkward moment unfolded: During a complicated stunt, Ross mistakenly dropped Lindsay onto ...

  8. Welfarism - Wikipedia

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    In ethics, welfarism is a theory that well-being, what is good for someone or what makes a life worth living, is the only thing that has intrinsic value.In its most general sense, it can be defined as descriptive theory about what has value but some philosophers also understand welfarism as a moral theory, that what one should do is ultimately determined by considerations of well-being.

  9. 'Dancing with the Stars' pro Lindsay Arnold talks her 'toot ...

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    The "Dancing with the Stars" pro is laughing off her hilarious viral mishap, during which she accidentally tooted right in the face of her partner (former Chicago Cubs catcher David Ross). She ...