True/False Quiz

Scanlon's conceives of contractualism as a general theory that covers all aspects of morality.

For Scanlon, the terms "rational" and "reasonable" are not interchangeable.

A central feature of contractualism is that the justifiability of a moral principle depends on various individuals' reasons for objecting to it and its alternatives.

When it assesses principles, contractualism does not aggregate individual harms and benefits.

According to Scanlon, contractualism cannot accept a principle requiring us to save the larger of two groups of people from serious injury in situations where only one can be saved.

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