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Burning Your Toast, Having Trouble Opening an E-Mail Attachment, Breaking

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Burning your toast, having trouble opening an e-mail attachment, breaking a glass, and running late for an appointment are all examples of __________


Definitions:

Ross's

Refers to W.D. Ross's ethical theory, which emphasizes prima facie duties such as fidelity, reparation, and justice as a basis for moral obligations.

Rawls's

Pertaining to the ideas or theories of John Rawls, a philosopher known for his work on justice and political liberalism.

Nussbaum's

Pertains to the philosophical ideas of Martha Nussbaum, especially her work on capabilities and human development.

Greatest Happiness Principle

The ethical principle that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness, core to Utilitarian philosophy.

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