Some of the Main Problems of Ethics

Ethics, in the sense in which that word is used by philosophers, may be described as the theoretical treatment of moral phenomena. I use the phrase “moral phenomena” to cover all those facts and only those in describing which we have to use such words as “ought,” “right and wrong,” “good and evil,”...

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Published in:Philosophy (London) 1946-07, Vol.21 (79), p.99-117
Main Author: Broad, C. D.
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Criminal motive
Desire
Emotion
Emotional expression
Empiricism
Guilt
Moral judgment
Morality
Motivation
Promises
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Desire
Emotion
Emotional expression
Empiricism
Guilt
Moral judgment
Morality
Motivation
Promises
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