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    It is not the case that The moral quality of an action is determined instrumentally, not intrinsically.

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    • 1.Kant's categorical imperative demonstrates that some actions (e.g., lying, torture) are wrong regardless of consequences.
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    • 2.If an action's wrongness were purely instrumental, universalizable maxims would be impossible, yet rational agency demands them.
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    • 3.Moral obligations derived from rational form, not outcome, are prior to and independent of empirical effects.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Ross's prima facie duties (fidelity, non-maleficence) carry intrinsic moral weight not reducible to their causal consequences.
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    • 2.The wrongness of promise-breaking persists even in cases where breaking a promise produces marginally better outcomes.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Actions that are wrong are wrong in virtue of their effects.
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    • 2.There is no particular kind of action that is intrinsically wrong.
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