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To defend the legitimacy of acquiring moral knowledge through trust in the moral judgments and testimony of others.

February 1, 1999The Journal of Philosophy

Second-Hand Moral Knowledge

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KJKaren JonesThe University of Melbourne

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Conceptual analysis defends reliance on moral testimony during ethical decision-making, suggesting that right action depends on socially grounded trust.

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To defend the legitimacy of acquiring moral knowledge through trust in the moral judgments and testimony of others.
Critically analyzed philosophical objections to moral testimony, focusing on arguments formulated by R. P. Wolff.
Examined everyday ethical challenges involving communal racism and sexism using Diego Gambetta's model of risk assessment.
Showed that navigating complex moral realities requires individuals to place justified trust in others' moral insights.
Concluded that ethically sound action relies on appropriate trust cultivated by virtuous agents whose moral character is fundamentally social.

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Karen Jones (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a188f5f8dad9275931eeee7 https://doi.org/10.2307/2564672

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Conceptual analysis defends reliance on moral testimony during ethical decision-making, suggesting that right action depends on socially grounded trust.

Second-Hand Moral Knowledge

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Second-Hand Moral Knowledge

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