Why Be Immoral?
Developing themes in the work of Thomas Hill, I argue that servility is an underappreciated but pervasive reason for moral transgression. Recognizing servility as a basic cause of immorality obliges us to reconsider questions about the rationality of morality. Traditional answers to the problem of t...
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2010, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-205 |
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