Analogy, evaluation, and moral disagreement

Journal of Value Inquiry 29 (1):45-55 (1995)
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This article examines the role of two distinct forms of analogy in moral discourse. The use of analogy in moral discourse. The use of analogy in abortion debates in used as an example of the dominance of analogy in applied ethics

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