Philosophical Studies

, Volume 158, Issue 2, pp 175–195 | Cite as

In defense of moral testimony

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Moral Judgment Moral Belief Moral Norm Moral Realist Moral Fact 
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Acknowledgments

For helpful comments and discussions, the author would like to thank Nomy Arpaly, Alex Byrne, Tom Dougherty, Tyler Doggett, David Gray, Daniel Greco, Sally Haslanger, Brian Hedden, Richard Holton, Sophie Horowitz, Miranda Fricker, Elisa Mai, Julia Markovits, Josh Schechter, Miriam Schoenfield, Daniel Star, Katia Vavova, and Kenny Walden. The author would also like to thank the audiences of the 2011 Bellingham Summer Philosophy Conference, the 2011 Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress, the Boston University Ethics Group, and the MIT Work in Progress Seminar.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeUSA

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