“If it feels good, do it.” This often heard dictum

a. is legitimate because feelings are reliable guides for making moral choices, and people do not usually have rational justifications for positions that hold on issues like abortion.
b. would be denounced by both existentialists and linguistic analysts.
c. is described well by both choices “a” and “b” above.
d. is an example of subjectivism.


ANS: D

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