چکیده:
In the realm of ethics, on one hand, many disputes are ongoing, and on the other hand, reaching a consensus is of utmost importance. Harry J. Gensler attempts, by modeling formal logic, to recognize formal principles in ethics and to devise a scheme for moral rationality in order to base ethics on rationality and open a way toward this consensus. It seems that this effort, while useful, is not successful: first, the claim of deriving the Golden Rule based on formal principles arising from pure and a priori reason, and therefore acceptable to all, is not acceptable. Second, no formulation of the Golden Rule is precise and free from any kind of flaw, defect, or deficiency, and third, this rule is not effective in resolving important disputes that exist in ethics. The Golden Rule is very fundamental for ethics, but with all the ambiguities it contains; ambiguities that make disputes in ethics possible.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Critique of Gensler's approach, formal principles of ethics, Golden Rule, moral rationality Introduction While ethics is one of the most important institutions of human life and is known through the most direct ways, it is not a clear and precise field.
" At first, he deals with the presentation and critique of various meta-ethical views, especially regarding the definition of "good," and considers the goal of discovering the meaning of "good" to be finding the source of ethics and knowing from which source we should receive moral norms; thus finding a way to reach norms that are subject to consensus and acceptance by everyone.
Justification of the conditions of ethical rationality By generalizing GR, Gensler derives other rules and collects them all under the title of the conditions of ethical rationality; and in addition to the principles that he deduces from the basic principles of consistency, he considers three other conditions necessary: first "awareness," second "the use of the power of imagination," and third "several other characteristics"14.
But in the justification of the other two conditions, Gensler considers them the result of applying the Golden Rule itself and as requirements for consistency; meaning that just as we expect others to act consciously and impartially, we ourselves must also do so.
Conclusion In total, it does not seem possible to consider Gensler's attempt to reach an important ethical rule through principles accepted by everyone as a serious success.
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