PT June 2007.S2.Q23 - philosopher: an action is morally right if

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  runiggyrun Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  February 2016 2481 karma

  Generally you can't negate morally right to mean morally wrong because there are some actions that are neither. Same for right and wrong in general.
  Siting here eating soup is not morally right, but it's not morally wrong, either. So "eating soup" would be in the "not morally right" category but it wouldn't be in the "morally wrong" category.
  
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  inactive Alum Member

  February 2016 12637 karma

  Edited title since you listed the wrong PT.
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  Q.E.D Alum Member

  February 2016 556 karma

  Be aware of the difference between contraries and contradictories, and subcontraries for that matter.
  
  P and Q are contraries if they can't both be true but can both be false (e.g. 'X is right' and 'X is wrong').
  
  P and Q are contradictories if they can't both be true and can't both be false (e.g. 'X is dead' and 'X is alive').
  
  Subcontraries can't both be false but can both be true (e.g. 'Some dogs are furry' and 'Some dogs aren't furry').
  
  For more about these kinds of relations, check out the Square of Opposition.
  
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_of_opposition
  
  QED
• time_to_go Alum Member

  February 2016 276 karma

  Thank you for helping out!