The Golden Rule
A Defence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21293471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Rönnedal (0000-0002-1401-2657, Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 726-738 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australasian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-8402 • E-ISSN: 1470-6828 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00048402.2024.2319775 |
| OpenAlex | W4396621687 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
According to the so-called golden rule, we ought to treat others as we want to be treated by them.This rule, in one form or another, is part of every major religion, and it has been accepted by many philosophers with various ethical views.However, if the literal golden rule is interpreted as an absolute rule, it is problematic.In this paper, I introduce a new version of this famous principle that is similar to various classical definitions.According to this variant, the rule can be formulated in the following way: If you want it to be the case that if x were in your situation and you were in x's situation then x would do H to you, and you have a good will, then you ought to do H to x.I show how this version can be derived from a small set of highly plausible premises, and I defend it against some of the most interesting and/or common objections against the golden rule in the literature.I conclude that we have good reason to believe in this rendition of the principle
Absolute (philosophy) · Epistemology · Golden Rule · Linguistics · Literal (mathematical logic) · Mathematical economics · Set (abstract data type) · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |