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But […] [t]he introduction of these notions into Ethics is liable to…

Quote byHenry Sidgwick · 1838–1900

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Methods of Ethics (1874), Book 1, chapter 6, section 1 (7th ed., 1907).

English (original)

But […] [t]he introduction of these notions into Ethics is liable to bring with it a fundamental confusion between “what is” and “what ought to be”, destructive of all clearness in ethical reasoning

— Henry Sidgwick

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