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    Challenges→It is reasonable to revise how one treats a person who has revealed callous, unreliable, or untrustworthy attitudes, even if that person could not help being that way.

    If a person could not help having callous attitudes, holding relational adjustments against them treats a natural condition as a moral failing, violating the Kantian principle that ought implies can.

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    Key Terms

    Callous attitudes(as used in ethics)
    A way of thinking or feeling that shows you don't care about other people's suffering or needs.
    Kantian principle(as used in ethics)
    A rule or idea that comes from the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, an 18th-century German philosopher who focused on duty and what's morally right.
    Moral failing(as used in ethics)
    A failure to do what's right; a flaw in someone's character or behavior that shows they didn't act ethically.
    Natural condition(as used in ethics)
    A trait or characteristic that someone is born with or develops naturally, rather than something they choose or control.
    Relational adjustments(as used in ethics)

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    The principle that a moral obligation to perform an action entails that performing the action is possible for the agent.

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