Every attempt to derive oughtness from rightness must, as we have shown, either end in an illogical system or destroy the possibility of a separate science of Ethics at all.
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Oughtness
Synonyms for "oughtness"
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Oughtness, may I suggest, consists in the power which a greater good has over a lesser good in compelling our choices.
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Combining the reality of politics with a sense of "oughtness" creates a sense of duty to the collective.
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I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.
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