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    One ought to do what produces the most good consequences — Carmelics
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    Moore did not hold that all moral knowledge is intuitive. In the Principia he maintained that the utilitarian principle was analytic, hence, knowledge of this principle would not require a special intuition. But he later acknowledged that one cannot define “right”, because the open question argument can be used against definitions of “right”, including the utilitarian definition. (“This action produces the most good consequences, but is it right?” is an open question. Corresponding open question

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