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"What Makes Right Acts Right"
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According to Ross, a prima facie duty is
something that appears to be a duty but is not truly a duty.
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a moral rule that is derived from other, more fundamental rules.
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a moral rule that is permissible to break when doing so has good consequences.
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a morally significant feature of an act that can be outweighed by other such features.
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According to Ross, prima facie duties are
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self-evident.
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morally insignificant.
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innate.
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Ross thinks that we sometimes feel regret even when we've done the right thing because
right action sometimes requires us to give up things we care about.
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we sometimes do the right thing, but for the wrong reason.
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right action sometimes requires violating prima facie duties.
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right action sometimes requires us to violate optimific social rules.
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