Ideas from 'Freedom and Reason' by Richard M. Hare [1963], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Freedom and Reason' by Hare,R.M. [OUP 1978,0-19-881092-x]].

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / i. Prescriptivism
Moral statements are imperatives rather than the avowals of emotion - but universalisable [Glock]
Universalised prescriptivism could be seen as implying utilitarianism [Foot]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative
The categorical imperative leads to utilitarianism [Nagel]