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VIII—Moral Encroachment.

Authors :
Moss, Sarah
Source :
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (Paperback). Jul2018, Vol. 118 Issue 2, p177-205. 29p.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

This paper develops a precise understanding of the thesis of moral encroachment, which states that the epistemic status of an opinion can depend on its moral features. In addition, I raise objections to existing accounts of moral encroachment. For instance, many accounts fail to give sufficient attention to moral encroachment on credences. Also, many accounts focus on moral features that fail to support standard analogies between pragmatic and moral encroachment. Throughout the paper, I discuss racial profiling as a case study, arguing that moral encroachment can help us identify one respect in which racial profiling is epistemically problematic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00667374
Volume :
118
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (Paperback)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
130915010
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoy007