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Whether there exists such a thing as morally admirable partiality is the main issue that separates the so-called partialists from the impartialists.

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It is true, of course, that at least some impartialists, such as Godwin, have endorsed such claims.

Impartiality Jollimore, Troy 2006

If genuine impartiality is an illusion, as Young alleges, then impartialists may be suspected in smuggling in their own substantive moral positions and biases under the guise of neutrality.

Impartiality Jollimore, Troy 2006

To the extent that a deep issue between partialists and impartialists can be identified, it is presumably the question of whether

Impartiality Jollimore, Troy 2006

(It should be noted that many impartialists are quite explicit about the link between morality, impartiality, and the lack of emotion; Baier (1958), for instance, writes that “the moral point of view [is] that of an independent, unbiased, impartial, objective, dispassionate, disinterested observer” (p. 201; see also Firth 1952).)

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Thus, any general claim beginning with the words 'partialists (or impartialists) think that ...' is bound to be both misleading and contentious.

Impartiality Jollimore, Troy 2006

Whether this extreme position really is required, either by moral impartiality or by the demand that we treat people as equals, is a matter of great dispute, not only between partialists and impartialists but within the impartialist camp itself.

Impartiality Jollimore, Troy 2006

In particular, there is good reason to be wary of objections to impartialism which claim that all impartialists endorse extreme moral demands, or that they require that practical reasoning be completely expunged of every vestige of the partial.

Impartiality Jollimore, Troy 2006

Thus impartialists hold that ” contrary, perhaps, to appearances ” impartiality is, indeed, a pervasive and universal requirement of morality.

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