Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) on Received Morality
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Again, all or most men in whom the moral consciousness is strongly developed find themselves from time to time in conflict with the commonly received morality of the society to which they belong: and thus—as was before said—have a crucial experience proving that duty does not mean to them what other men will disapprove of them for not doing.
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