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    A consequentialist override of epistemic duties licenses ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→It is morally permissible to bring about and maintain a belief for which one lacks adequate evidence when doing so is necessary to save humankind.

    A consequentialist override of epistemic duties licenses systemic corruption of rational inquiry, eroding the social epistemic infrastructure that makes human flourishing possible.

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    Epistemic duties(as used in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    Responsibilities or obligations we have as people trying to gain knowledge—like being honest about evidence, admitting when we're wrong, and not believing things without good reason.
    Epistemic infrastructure(as the social foundation being threatened)
    The systems and structures that allow knowledge to be shared and passed between people in a community.
    Human flourishing(what the capabilities tradition is trying to define)
    Living well and reaching your potential as a person; having the conditions and opportunities to develop your talents and live a meaningful life.
    Override(as used in ethics)
    To set aside or ignore one thing in favor of something else that seems more important.
    Rational inquiry

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    (the broader activity that is also governed by the normative framework)
    The process of figuring things out through logical thinking and reasoning.
    consequentialism(Applied to terrorism and legal punishment)
    The view that practices are judged solely by their consequences, such that a practice is wrong only if it has bad consequences on balance.

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