Professor Stephen Cohen of the School of Philosophy at the University of NSW recently proffered an arguably non-contentious, 'minimalist' definition of what must be involved when an opinion on something is of ethical concern. Such an opinion would need to be justifiable, impartial, universally applicable to all, overriding, non-negotiable and closely related to action were it to fit inside any framework of ethical deliberation, argument and decision making.
Pete's Points
I have no problems with the Prof's definition except for the 'universally applicable to all". There is no way that I can see everyone agreeing to anything that is universally applicable to all.
This is not a problem with his definition, but rather, a problem with human beings I think.
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