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Stenka25 Posted 13 years ago
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The meaning and the role of ‘to reconsider’
The passage below comes from a book, Justice, what’s the right thing to do.
In the underlined part of the book, I’m not sure the meaning and the role of “to reconsider.”
Since the part has ‘and’ as a conjunction, “to reconsider” is likely to be connected to a word before ‘and,’ but I can’t figure out what “to reconsider” parallels.
And if the part after ‘and’ is independent sentence, I’m still further at a loss of it’s meaning and role.
Thanks.
http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=SKEeHVwT5UMC&pg=PA23&dq=%22It+is+not+easy+to+explain+the+moral+difference+between+these+cases%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6bWLUeP6CInXkAXxg4DABQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22It%20is%20not%20easy%20to%20explain%20the%20moral%20difference%20between%20these%20cases%22&f=false
It is not easy to explain the moral difference between these cases—why turning the trolley seems right, but pushing the man off the bridge seems wrong. But notice the pressure we feel to reason our way to a convincing distinction between them—and if we cannot, to reconsider our judgment about the right thing to do in each case.
In the underlined part of the book, I’m not sure the meaning and the role of “to reconsider.”
Since the part has ‘and’ as a conjunction, “to reconsider” is likely to be connected to a word before ‘and,’ but I can’t figure out what “to reconsider” parallels.
And if the part after ‘and’ is independent sentence, I’m still further at a loss of it’s meaning and role.
Thanks.
http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=SKEeHVwT5UMC&pg=PA23&dq=%22It+is+not+easy+to+explain+the+moral+difference+between+these+cases%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6bWLUeP6CInXkAXxg4DABQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22It%20is%20not%20easy%20to%20explain%20the%20moral%20difference%20between%20these%20cases%22&f=false
It is not easy to explain the moral difference between these cases—why turning the trolley seems right, but pushing the man off the bridge seems wrong. But notice the pressure we feel to reason our way to a convincing distinction between them—and if we cannot, to reconsider our judgment about the right thing to do in each case.
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The passage below comes from a book, Justice, what’s the right thing to do. ” Since the part has ‘and’ as a conjunction, “to reconsider” is likely to be connected to a word before ‘and,’ but I can’t figure out what “to reconsider” parallels. And if the part after ‘and’ is independent sentence, I’m still further at a loss of it’s meaning and role.
- The passage below comes from a book, Justice, what’s the right thing to do.
- ” Since the part has ‘and’ as a conjunction, “to reconsider” is likely to be connected to a word before ‘and,’ but I can’t figure out what “to reconsider” parallels.
- And if the part after ‘and’ is independent sentence, I’m still further at a loss of it’s meaning and role.
- Thanks.
- id=SKEeHVwT5UMC&pg=PA23&dq=%22It+is+not+easy+to+explain+the+moral+difference+between+these+cases%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6bWLUeP6CInXkAXxg4DABQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22It%20is%20not%20easy%20to%20explain%20the%20moral%20difference%20between%20these%20cases%22&f=false It is not easy to explain the moral difference between these cases—why turning the trolley seems right, but pushing the man off the bridge seems wrong.
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The passage below comes from a book, Justice, what’s the right thing to do.
In the underlined part of the book, I’m not sure the meaning and the role of “to reconsider.”
Since the part has ‘and’ as a conjunction, “to reconsider” is likely to be connected to a word before ‘and,’ but I can’t figure out what “to reconsider” parallels.
And if the part after ‘and’ is independent s
In the underlined part of the book, I’m not sure the meaning and the role of “to reconsider.”
Since the part has ‘and’ as a conjunction, “to reconsider” is likely to be connected to a word before ‘and,’ but I can’t figure out what “to reconsider” parallels.
And if the part after ‘and’ is independent s
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