A genuinely unified moral theory, as Sidgwick argued in The Methods of Ethics, cannot apply structurally different decision procedures at different levels without collapsing into theoretical incoherence.
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Sidgwick's famous book from 1874 that explores different ways people think about right and wrong—like following rules, pursuing happiness, or acting fairly.
Theoretical incoherence(What happens if you apply different decision procedures)
When a theory contradicts itself or has internal conflicts that make it logically broken or unreliable.
Unified (in moral theory)(Describes what kind of moral theory Sidgwick argues for)
A moral theory that uses one consistent set of rules or principles rather than different rules for different situations.