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The document discusses two main topics: obedience to the law and intuitionism. Regarding obedience to the law, it states that law establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations in society, and that individuals should comply with the law. Regarding intuitionism, it teaches that there are real objective moral truths that are independent of humans, these fundamental truths cannot be broken down further, and humans can discover moral truths through intuition. The document also provides additional details on where intuition comes from and the three main beliefs of intuitionism.
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The document discusses two main topics: obedience to the law and intuitionism. Regarding obedience to the law, it states that law establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations in society, and that individuals should comply with the law. Regarding intuitionism, it teaches that there are real objective moral truths that are independent of humans, these fundamental truths cannot be broken down further, and humans can discover moral truths through intuition. The document also provides additional details on where intuition comes from and the three main beliefs of intuitionism.
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LESSONS ON EXCELLENCE

HSSTS101_121_0717

- An honorific is a word or expression.


- An anti-honorific forms.
- A Style is a legal, official, or recognized.
 Obedience to the Law - Law is the set of enforced rules under which a society is governed. Law is one of the
most basic social institutions-and one of the most necessary.

The law thus establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations. The law also sets penalties for people
who violate these rules. Any individual should comply with the law.

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INTUITIONISM
It is a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real

It is a doctrine that there are basic truths intuitively known

 Where does intuition come from?

 It's a subconscious reflex, something free of conscious decision-making, so that leads many philosophers to assume
that there is something inherently truthful about it. Intuitionism is the philosophical theory that basic truths are
known intuitively. Basically, your intuition knows something because it is true. Universally, objectively, true. When
you're a philosopher, looking for the fundamental sources of morality, that's a pretty major claim to make.

 But, intuition is not supposed to guide our every action. According to intuitionism, our intuition helps us
discover fundamental morals, but we still have to decide how to put those into action on a daily basis and make
the best choice for any given situation.

 Now, there are many branches of intuitionism, but in its simplest form, this theory rests on three beliefs. First,
objective moral truths do exist. There is such a thing as right and wrong, and your personality, society, or
culture does not change those.

 Second, fundamental truths cannot be broken down into simpler components. This idea, first majorly
articulated by the philosopher G. E. Moore in 1902, states that a basic moral truth is like any basic truth. Moore
famously said that yellow can only be described as yellow - you can't attempt to break it down any further
because yellow is a primary color and things that are yellow are simply yellow. By that same logic, things that
are objectively and fundamentally good are good. You can't define good by happiness or pleasure or benefit to
society, you can only define it as good.

 And the third belief of intuitionism is that human beings are able to know these truths through intuition. Now,
this theory admits that we can twist and misinterpret basic truths because we are emotional beings, but the fact
remains, intuitively, we know if something is right or wrong.

Intuitionism

Intuitionism teaches three main things:

 There are real objective moral truths that are independent of human beings.

 These are fundamental truths that can't be broken down into parts or defined by reference to anything except
other moral truths.

 Human beings can discover these truths by using their minds in a particular, intuitive way.

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LESSONS ON EXCELLENCE

HSSTS101_121_0717

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