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Prichard Moral Philosophy
Why does Prichard think moral philosophy rest on a mistake?
Prichard believes that moral philosophy rests on mistake for a variety of reasons. Moral theory in essence attempts to define whether people can distinguish right from wrong. When a person performs any action, the action must logically result from a motivating factor or thought process. Moral worth and philosophy is determined by the motive of a person, and consequently rests on mistake, because the concept of good and evil or right vs. wrong according to Prichard should not rest on motive.
Prichard questions what as a people, are "we really going to learn by Moral Philosophy" and states that the "aim of the subject" of moral philosophy is obscure (Prichard, 1912). Prichard believes that the subject of moral philosophy as typically defined and understood by society rests on a mistake that is parallel to a subject called "theory of knowledge" (Prichard, 1912).
Prichard points out that most people feel obligated to carry out their moral...
He points out that most people live under the frame of mind that they recognize that it is their duty to do things a certain way, yet people also recognizes that duty sometimes interferes with ones personal satisfaction and inclinations, which he associates with a theory called the Theory of Knowledge (Prichard, 1912). Prichard argues that recognizing that duty sometimes interferes with free will and the desire to simply have a good time often leads people to wonder whether they should do what they are feeling obliged to as duty or wondering whether or not they should just do what personally satisfies them (Prichard, 1912).
The Utilitarian view points out that unless people "recognized that something which an act will originate is good, we should not recognize that we ought to do the action" (Prichard, 1912). In other words, according to Utilitarian thought unless people recognize…
Bibliography
Prichard. "Does Moral Philosophy Rest On Mistake?" Mind, N.S. Vol 21, 1912. Retrieved December 15, 2003, http://www.ditext.com/prichard/mistake.html
Morality." Retrieved December 15, 2003, http://www.peacegames.com/Consensus/morality.html
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