Prima facie
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Prima facie is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight", or "based on first impression". The literal translation would be "at first face" or "at first appearance", from the feminine forms of primus
Example of a prima facie speed limit posted in Rapid River, Michigan
The Right and the Good
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The Right and the Good is a 1930 book by the Scottish philosopher William David Ross. In it, Ross develops a deontological pluralism based on prima facie duties. Ross defends a realist position about
Prima facie
…The phrase is also used in academic philosophy. Among its most notable uses is in the theory of ethics first proposed by W. D. Ross in his 1930 book The Right and the Good, often called the Ethic of Prima Facie Duties, as well as in epistemology, as used, for example, by Robert Audi. It is generally used in reference to…
The Right and the Good