Requirements for moral judgements to say that moral

REQUIREMENTS FOR MORAL JUDGEMENTS
To say that moral judgements should be logical implies several things. First, as indicated in the discussion
of moral reasoning, our moral judgements should follow logically from their premises.
The connection between (1) the standard, (2) the conduct or policy, and (3) the moral judgement should
be such that 1 and 2 logically entail 3.
Second , our moral judgements should be logically compatible with our other moral and nonmoral
beliefs. We must avoid inconsistency.
We cannot make an exception for ourselves, judging something permissible for us to do while
condemning others for doing the very same things.
The information supporting a moral judgement, the facts, should be relevant – that is, the information
should actually relate to the judgement; it should be complete or inclusive of all significant data; and it
should, of course, be accurate or true.

For Further Reflection (CH1)
1. To what extent do our moral ideas reflect the society around us, and to what extent are we free
to think for ourselves about moral matters?
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2. Describe a situation in which you felt pressured to act against your moral principles or where you
felt torn between conflicting moral values, rules, or principles. What did you do?
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3. How do you explain the fact that in the business world basically good people sometimes act
immorally?
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CHAPTER 2
CONSEQUENTIALIST AND NONCONSEQUENTIALIST THEORIES