McGrath on Moral Knowledge

Journal of Philosophical Research 36:219-233 (2011)
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Sarah McGrath has recently defended a disagreement-based argument for skepticism about moral knowledge. If sound, the argument shows that our beliefs about controversial moral issues do not amount to knowledge. In this paper, I argue that McGrath fails to establish her skeptical conclusion. I defend two main claims. First, the key premise of McGrath’s argument is inadequately supported. Second, there is good reason to think that this premise is false.

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Moral Disagreement and Epistemic Advantages.Ben Sherman - 2015 - Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 8 (3):1-20.
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Moral Disagreement and Epistemic Advantages: A Challenge to McGrath.Sherman Benjamin - 2014 - Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 8 (3):1-18.

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