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20Medical ethics and law: assessing the core curriculumJournal of Medical Ethics 40 (10): 719-720. 2014.
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72Gauthier and the capacity for moralityRes Publica 9 (3): 223-242. 2003.In Morals by Agreement, David Gauthier tries to provide a justification of morality from morally neutral premises within the constraints of an instrumental conception of reason. But his reliance on this narrow conception of reason creates problems, for it suggests that moral motivation is self-interested. However, Gauthier holds that to act morally is to act for the sake of morality and others, not oneself. An individual who so acts has what he calls an affective capacity for morality. He attemp…Read more
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