Study Questions

  1. What similarities does Hare find between scientific investigation and moral inquiry? What differences does he see between the two? Do you find his account of the relationship between science and ethics plausible?
  2. What two alleged features of moral language does Hare claim provide the “logical framework” within which ethical inquiry takes place? Do you agree that moral language has these two features? Why or why not?
  3. What does Hare mean when he says that “all moral arguments are ad hominem”? Why is this a consequence of his theory?
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