Prima Facie and Actual Duty

Analysis 37 (3):142 - 144 (1977)
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In "moral philosophy" richard garner and bernard rosen give a counter-Example against w d ross. We have no prima facie duty to tell a neighbor our love life, Although he might gain knowledge and pleasure. I argue that for ross we could have such a prima facie, Though not an actual, Duty. The lover-Acquaintance relation makes unlikely such an action becoming an actual duty. Also we can conceive of cases in which it might be an actual duty; viz. A case in which the divulger is a psychologist who needs to gain the neighbor's confidence in a group therapy situation

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