The knowledge argument, the open question argument, and the moral problem

被引:1
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作者
Pelczar, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Philosophy, Singapore 117548, Singapore
关键词
Knowledge argument; Open question argument; Moral problem;
D O I
10.1007/s11229-008-9378-7
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
Someone who knew everything about the world's physical nature could, apparently, suffer from ignorance about various aspects of conscious experience. Someone who knew everything about the world's physical and mental nature could, apparently, suffer from moral ignorance. Does it follow that there are ways the world is, over and above the way it is physically or psychophysically? This paper defends a negative answer, based on a distinction between knowing the fact that p and knowing that p. This distinction is made intelligible by reference to criterial connections between the possession of moral or phenomenal knowledge, and the satisfaction of cognitively neutral conditions of desire and experiential history. The existence of such connections in the moral case makes for an efficient dissolution of the so-called moral problem.
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页数:21
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