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“A psychological explanation of our feelings is not a moral explanation of our conduct.”
James Rachels
“Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding.”
James Rachels, The Elements of Moral Philosophy
“The raw data of anthropologists can be misleading; it can make the differences in values between cultures appear greater than they are...It is only that life forces upon them choices that we do not have to make.”
James Rachels, The Elements of Moral Philosophy
“When we decide what to do, we in effect proclaim our wish that our conduct be made into a "universal law." Therefore when a rational being decides to treat people in a certain way he decrees that in his judgement, this is the way people ought to be treated. Thus if we treat him the same way in return we are doing nothing more than treating him as he has decided people are to be treated.”
James Rachels, The Elements of Moral Philosophy
“Si suponemos que nuestras ideas éticas serán compartidas por todos los pueblos y en todas las épocas, somos simplemente ingenuos.”
James Rachels, Introducción a la filosofía moral (Breviarios nº 556)
“No hay razón para pensar que si el mundo es redondo todos deben saberlo. De igual manera, no hay razón para pensar que si hay verdades morales todos deben conocerlas.”
James Rachels, Introducción a la filosofía moral (Breviarios nº 556)
“Es pura arrogancia de nuestra parte tratar de juzgar la conducta de otros pueblos. Debemos adoptar una actitud de tolerancia hacia las prácticas de otras culturas.”
James Rachels, Introducción a la filosofía moral (Breviarios nº 556)
“In order to be a sound argument, however, two things are necessary: The argument must be valid, and its premises must be true.”
James Rachels, The Right Thing to Do: Readings in Moral Philosophy
“Moral Skepticism is the idea that there is no such thing as objective moral truth.”
James Rachels, The Right Thing to Do: Readings in Moral Philosophy
“cuando respondemos de modo visceral a un asunto, es tentador suponer que simplemente sabemos lo que debe ser la verdad, sin siquiera tener que considerar los argumentos opuestos.”
James Rachels, Introducción a la filosofía moral (Breviarios nº 556)
“El error fundamental en el argumento de las diferencias culturales es que trata de sacar una conclusión sustantiva acerca de un tema del mero hecho de que hay un desacuerdo acerca de él.”
James Rachels, Introducción a la filosofía moral (Breviarios nº 556)
“culturas diferentes tienen códigos morales diferentes.”
James Rachels, Introducción a la filosofía moral (Breviarios nº 556)
“En particular, ningún tipo de actividad debía prohibirse a menos que, al realizar tal actividad, se esté dañando a otros.”
James Rachels, Introducción a la filosofía moral (Breviarios nº 556)

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