This philosopher proposed a thought experiment in which a missionary and a cannibal both know how to use the word "good," but for the missionary it means "doing no murder," while for the cannibal it means "productive of maximum scalps."
This philosopher proposed a thought experiment in which a missionary and a cannibal both know how to use the word "good," but for the missionary it means "doing no murder," while for the cannibal it means "productive of maximum scalps." The term "supervenience" was introduced into philosophy by this thinker, who argued that ethical sentences are really imperatives of prohibition in his most famous work. This philosopher suggested that you first ask your interlocutor "what level of thinking he is talking about," because "on this will depend what moves in the game are permissible," in his essay, "How to Argue with an Anti-Utilitarian." and attempted to give a positive answer to the question "Could Kant Have Been a Utilitarian?" For 10 points, identify this utilitarian philosopher best known for his meta-ethical approach of prescriptivism, as outlined in his 1952 book, The Language of Morals.
This philosopher proposed a thought experiment in which a missionary and a cannibal both know how to use the word "good," but for the missionary it means "doing no murder," while for the cannibal it means "productive of maximum scalps."
Richard Mervyn Hare