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Reason and impartiality are the minimum requirements for morality according to ethicists. Reason is the ability to think logically and form judgments, and it allows for determining the likely effects of motives and traits, playing an important role in moral judgments. Moral judgments require backing by reasons; in the absence of rationale, they are arbitrary. Impartiality requires giving equal consideration to all parties' interests, seeing all people as equally important without bias or preference. For a decision to be moral, it must be made through logical reasoning in an unbiased, objective way that considers everyone's welfare rather than preferences for certain individuals.

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Module 10

Reason and impartiality are the minimum requirements for morality according to ethicists. Reason is the ability to think logically and form judgments, and it allows for determining the likely effects of motives and traits, playing an important role in moral judgments. Moral judgments require backing by reasons; in the absence of rationale, they are arbitrary. Impartiality requires giving equal consideration to all parties' interests, seeing all people as equally important without bias or preference. For a decision to be moral, it must be made through logical reasoning in an unbiased, objective way that considers everyone's welfare rather than preferences for certain individuals.

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Module 10 Impartiality in morality - we give equal and/or adequate

consideration to the interests of all concerned parties.


Reason - is the ability of the mind to think, understand,
and form judgments and a process of logic. principles of impartiality - every person, generally
speaking, is equally important; no one is seen as
"Kant and Hume on Morality," - Reason and experience
intrinsically more significant than anyone else
are required for determining the likely effects of a given
motive or character trait, so reason does play an Ethicists - suggest that some clarifications is required
important role in moral judgment.
Why are Reason and Impartiality the Minimum
According to De Guzman et al. (2017), reason spells the Requirements for Morality?
difference of moral judgments from the mere
reason is a necessary requirement for morality (De
expressions of personal preference.
Guzman et al. 2017).
moral judgments - they require backing by reasons.
In the article “Impartiality,” it was stated that the only
In the absence of sensible rationale - they are merely respect in which morality requires impartiality is with
capricious and ignorable. respect to violating moral rules—for example, those
rules prohibiting killing, causing pain, deceiving, and
Moral deliberation is a matter of weighing reasons and
breaking promises.
being guided by them.
“Reason and Impartiality as Minimum Requirement for
Truth - in Ethics entails being justified by good reasons.
Morality,” Reason and impartiality become the basic
rightful moral decision involves selecting the option that prerequisite for morality as one is excepted to be able to
has the power of reason on its side. deliver clear, concise, rightful, and appropriate
judgments made out of logic and understanding in an
moral truths are objectives in the sense that they true unbiased and unprejudiced manner while considering
no matter what we might want or think. the general welfare to accurately concoct moral
Reason commends what it commends, regardless of our decisions.
feelings, attitudes, opinions, and desires

In focusing on attitudes and feelings, both Emotivism


and Subjectivism fail to accomplish this important thing
De Guzman et al. 2017).

“Reason and Impartiality as Minimum Requirement for


Morality,” impartiality is manifesting objectivity.

- It is the quality of being unbiased and objective


in creating moral decision – underscoring that a
(morally) impartial person makes moral
decisions relative to the welfare of the majority
and not for specific people alone.
- each individual’s interest and point of view are
equally important.

Also called evenhandedness or fair-mindedness,

- based on objective criteria, rather than on the


basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the
benefits to one person over another for
improper reasons.

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