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universalizability, universalisability [ˌjuːnɪˌvɜːsəlaɪzəˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n Ethics
1. (Philosophy) the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
2. (Philosophy) the Kantian principle that if a course of action cannot be universally adopted it must be morally impermissible


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Hare's argument regarding the universalizability of moral judgments matters more for our purposes than does his claim that such judgments are prescriptive.
Hare is an example of prescriptivism and he maintains that there are "three most important truths about moral judgments and these are that (1) ethical decisions are prescriptive which (2) logically communicate (3) universalizability.
All are in one way or another about universalizability in the sense of not making an exception for oneself (or anyone else).
 
 
 
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