Two rational principles for moral thinking from Heyer's generalizability to Kensler's golden rule

Document Type : Specialized scientific

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Master student of moral philosophy of Qom University

Abstract

The relationship between rationality and ethics has always been disputed by philosophers. In the meantime, you can choose rules that are both accepted by morality and compatible with reason. Among these rational rules is the golden rule, which has a special place in ethics and also in religion; As at least the Abrahamic religions have acknowledged it and have tried to always remind the religious people of this rule. In the present era, Harry J. Gensler paid great attention to the golden rule and devoted himself to the rational explanation of this rule. According to his approach, the golden rule is a model of logical consistency. |
Also, the principle of generalizability is one of these rational rules. Although Kant used this principle in his "absolute matter"; However, contemporary philosopher R. M. Heyer has also paid special attention to this principle. In this speech, after giving an introduction about the golden rule and a summary of Heyer's approach, we will translate two entries from the historical culture of moral philosophy, that is, the entry of R. M. We will pay attention to the entry of the golden rule.

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