Thomas E. Hill Jr on the Basis of Human Dignity
Animal Ethics
MARCH 12, 2009
He believed, of course, that one ought always to do one's duty and also that only acts motivated by respect for moral law have moral worth. President Bush's invasion of Iraq could have been right (i.e., Only acts in category 1 are morally worthy. For Kant, then, worthy acts are (given human fallibility) a proper subset of right acts.
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