"Critique of intuitive reason"

Abstract

The author displays and reexamines Hare’s "two-level theory" of normative moral thinking ("intuitive" level and "critical" level), including goals that are intended by its establishing. Given Hare’s holism, the met ethical level, considered as fundamental or the "third" level, has notable effect on process of normative reasoning, especially if it is taken as one of the determinant of the critical moral thin king. Central part of the analysis is examination of utilitarian character of the theory.

Keywords

• two-level theory
• met ethical level
• intuitive level
• critical level
• prejudices
• moral conflicts
• ideal observer
• prima facie and critical moral principles
• principle of utility
• utility of principles
• fantastic cases
• fanatism