On the Nature and Signifcance of the Distinction between Thick and Thin Ethical Concepts
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چکیده
Bernard Williams famously distinguishes "thin" from "thick" ethical concepts (Williams 1985, pp.140-142, 150-152). Examples of the former include the concepts of goodness, badness, rightness, wrongness, and obligatoriness. Examples of the latter include not just nice concepts like justice, fairness, and kindness, but also nasty concepts like chastity, slutiness, and poofiness. The nature and significance of this distinction has long been a matter of dispute. Here I focus on two issues concerning the nature of the distinction, issues that bear directly on the distinction's significance.
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