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Abstract May assumes that if moral beliefs are counterfactually dependent on irrelevant factors, then those moral beliefs are based on defective belief-forming processes. This assumption is false. Whether influence by… Click to show full abstract
Abstract May assumes that if moral beliefs are counterfactually dependent on irrelevant factors, then those moral beliefs are based on defective belief-forming processes. This assumption is false. Whether influence by irrelevant factors is debunking depends on the mechanisms through which this influence occurs. This raises the empirical bar for debunkers and helps May avoid an objection to his Debunker's Dilemma.
Keywords:
psychology;
irrelevant factors;
debunking arguments;
influence irrelevant;
analyzing debunking
Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019
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