Imperatives, Logic, and Moral Obligation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10706010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert G Turnbull, Robert Turnbull (0000-0003-1274-6750, University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 374-390 |
| Publication date | 1960-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/287765 |
| OpenAlex | W2016959775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
It is claimed that 'Do x !“ means 'Then you will do x '. Answering a “Why?” question concerning the former may take either of two forms, viz., 'Because ——' or 'If you wish to ——'. The second answer completes the truncated hypothetical. “Ought” sentences are treated as a species of imperatives involving universality in the “if” clause ('If anyone wished to ——'). Moral “ought” sentences involve a double universality, viz., the one mentioned above and universality connecting the action with social harmony (e.g., “If everyone were to do x , then there would be social harmony')
Epistemology · Harmony (color) · Moral obligation · Obligation · Physics · Political science · Social harmony · Social science · Sociology · Universality (dynamical systems) · Wish · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |