essay "Duty and Interest"
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"Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
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Target entity: essay "Duty and Interest" Context triple: [H. A. Prichard, knownFor, essay "Duty and Interest"]
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The Duties of Man and Other Essays
The Duties of Man and Other Essays is a collection of political and philosophical writings by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini, articulating his ideas on democracy, citizenship, and moral duty in the struggle for Italian unification and social progress.
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On the Principles of Political Morality
"On the Principles of Political Morality" is a seminal 1794 speech by Maximilien Robespierre that articulates his vision of revolutionary virtue, republican democracy, and the justification of terror during the French Revolution.
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On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
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Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: essay "Duty and Interest" Target entity description: "Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
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A.
The Duties of Man and Other Essays
The Duties of Man and Other Essays is a collection of political and philosophical writings by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini, articulating his ideas on democracy, citizenship, and moral duty in the struggle for Italian unification and social progress.
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B.
On the Principles of Political Morality
"On the Principles of Political Morality" is a seminal 1794 speech by Maximilien Robespierre that articulates his vision of revolutionary virtue, republican democracy, and the justification of terror during the French Revolution.
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C.
On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
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D.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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E.
Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work of moral philosophy ⓘ |
| argumentType |
conceptual analysis of duty
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critique of reductive ethical theories ⓘ |
| author |
H. A. Prichard
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Harold Arthur Prichard ⓘ
linked to:
H. A. Prichard
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| centralClaim |
attempts to base duty on interest distort the nature of moral thinking
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moral obligation is known by direct intuition rather than inference from non-moral facts ⓘ our sense of duty cannot be explained in terms of interest or desire for consequences ⓘ the justification of duty does not depend on showing that acting dutifully promotes the agent’s good ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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metaethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a classic statement of 20th-century ethical intuitionism
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helped shape the deontological reaction against utilitarianism in analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic ethics
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contemporary deontological theories ⓘ debates about the nature of reasons for action ⓘ later discussions of moral motivation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. E. Moore
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W. D. Ross ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
critique of consequentialism
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deontological ethics ⓘ intuitionism in ethics ⓘ moral obligation ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
intuitionist deontology
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non-naturalist moral realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
British moral philosophy
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ethical intuitionism ⓘ |
| positionCriticized |
consequentialism
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hedonistic accounts of moral motivation ⓘ the view that duty is grounded in self-interest ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| positionDefended |
irreducibility of moral obligation
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non-derivability of duty from desire or interest ⓘ priority of duty over interest ⓘ rejection of purely consequentialist justification of duty ⓘ self-evidence of certain moral duties ⓘ |
| viewOnJustification | no further non-moral justification is needed for recognizing a duty ⓘ |
| viewOnMoralKnowledge | moral truths are apprehended by intuition ⓘ |
| viewOnMoralPsychology | moral motivation is not reducible to self-interest ⓘ |
| viewOnReasons | there are irreducibly moral reasons for action ⓘ |
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