Pritchard and Moral Knowledge
Moral philosopher H.A. Pritchard argued that moral knowledge is obtained through intuition—direct rational insight into moral truth. Moral principles are self-evident to reason; we know 'promise-keeping is prima facie right' through direct apprehension, not inference.
Real World
Most people instantly recognise that torturing children for entertainment is wrong without needing a philosophical argument — this immediate rational recognition of wrongness is precisely what Pritchard means by moral intuition.
Exam Focus
Contrast Pritchard with consequentialists: explain that for Pritchard moral knowledge is direct and non-inferential, not derived from outcomes.
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