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Conclusion

conclusion

In conclusion, ...
approach discoveries directly relevantdiscoveries indirectly relevant
Foot (1967)✓
Singer (1972)✓
Kamm (2008)✓
Thomson (1976)𐄂?
So: some philosophers’ methods mean that discoveries in moral psychology are directly relevant to ethics, but not all.

Can framing effects show that discoveries in moral psychology are indirectly relevant? No

Could scientific discoveries undermine, or support,
ethical principles?

Phase 2

Identify general arguments against the use of intuitions in doing ethics.

Consider implications for Rawl’s method of reflective equilibrium.

Phase 1

Find places where a particular philosopher’s ethical argument relies on an empirical claim, and where knowledge of this claim depends on scientific discoveries.

Can be supportive rather than debunking. However, practically speaking, it’s easier to show that knowledge of the claim depends on scientific discoveries when the science contradicts the ethicist’s claim. (Otherwise it’s hard to show that the ethicist knew the claim was true all along.)

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