What Role Should Sympathy Play in Moral Deliberation, According to Collins

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Multiple Choice

What role should sympathy play in moral deliberation, according to Collins?

• A) Sympathy and principled reasoning should play an equal role in moral deliberation, depending on the circumstances.
• B) Principles should guide our deliberation at a general level, with sympathy being used when taking details of the circumstances into account.
• C) Sympathy should play no role in moral deliberation because only moral actions motivated by principled reasoning have true moral worth.
• D) Sympathy should play a guiding role in moral deliberation so that we can effectively recognize others' needs and take responsibility for meeting them.

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