Prima Facie and Pro Tanto Oughts

Andrew E. Reisner

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Abstract There are many uses in English of the word “ought” (seeOught). This essay concerns the normative uses and the concepts or properties denoted thereby. In particular, it concerns two nonfinal oughts commonly used in the philosophical literature:prima facieoughts andpro tantooughts.

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1975Conditional Oughts and Hypothetical Imperatives 1993Prima Facie Obligations, Ceteris Paribus Laws in Moral Theory 2006The Meaning of ‘Ought’2006Weighing pragmatic and evidential reasons for belief 1998Moral Overridingness and Moral Theory 2003Reasoning with Moral Conflicts 2001Just Plain "Ought''

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