Sinnott-Armstrong claims that there is no way to derive a literal contradiction from the maxim that people may expel greenhouse gases. This is an objection to what principle?
A) The harm principle
B) The universalizability principle
C) The means principle
D) The ends principle
E) The virtue principle

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Sinnott-Armstrong's objection is to the universalizability principle, which suggests that an action is only morally permissible if it can be universally applied without contradiction. He argues that emitting greenhouse gases does not lead to a literal contradiction when universalized.

Sinnott-Armstrong Claims That There Is No Way to Derive a Literal