moral rule
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmoralandrule
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moral
adjective
uk/ˈmɒr.əl/us/ˈmɔːr.əl/
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than ...
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rule
noun
uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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(Definition ofmoralandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Only in this latter case does the best course of action conflict with somemoralrule.
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How, for example, do we determine under (1) whether an agent is being guided by amoralrule?
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And one may be motivationally guided by that rule quamoralrulebut not qua legal rule.
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She might, for example, appeal to a rule because the rule is amoralrule, although the r ule is also a legal rule.
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It is possible that the rule may make a practical difference as amoralrule, but not as a legal rule.
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According to (2), the rule of recognition simply directs judges to themoralrule"act so as to maximize utility" in making new law in the exercise of discretion.
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To allow human embryo research is to infringe themoralrulethat we should not use others for our own needs.
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It is the utility of anymoralrulealone, which constitutes the obligation of it.
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The question here is of those acts only that are performed with advertence to amoralrule.
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The second step is to consider the consequences of other people knowing that they can violate themoralrulein similar circumstances.
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Rule utilitarianism states that the morally right action is the one that is in accordance with amoralrulewhose general observance would create the most happiness.
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The exception that proves the rule implies that there does exist amoralrule, to which it is an exception, for a definite and explicable reason.
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Various expressions of this fundamentalmoralruleare to be found in tenets of most religions and creeds through the ages, testifying to its universal applicability.
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