Sentence examples for rejecting a principle from inspiring English sources

Suppose, following our previous discussion in section 3, we agree that contractualism allows 'because it treats me unfairly' to count as a reason for rejecting a principle.

Perhaps the most promising contractualist defence lies, once again, in the possibility that my grounds for rejecting a principle are not necessarily confined to its direct impact on my well-being.

They might argue (1) that the grounds for rejecting a principle need not be its impact on my well-being; or (2) that it need not be its impact on my well-being.

My reason for rejecting a principle might be, not so much that it imposes a certain burden on me, but the way in which it imposes that burden and what the principle thus says about me.

The most promising answer lies, once again, in the possibility that my grounds for rejecting a principle are not necessarily confined to its direct impact on my well-being.

Recall that an agent's reason for rejecting a principle can be based, not on its effect on her well-being, but on what that principle says about her or how it treats her.

Anyone can reasonably reject a principle on the grounds that it permits actions that are wrong.

In order to reasonably reject a principle, I must have some objection to it.

This is much more salient than the fact that the person could reasonably reject a principle permitting such conduct.

(Think of the artificial epicycles a utilitarian needs to go through to reject a principle that efficiently maximises happiness, but happens to be racist or arbitrary).

When deciding how to act, I can ask myself whether future people who are affected by my actions might reasonably reject a principle permitting those actions.