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    Challenges→Moore's open question argument fails to establish that goodness is not identical to any natural property.

    A posteriori identities such as 'water is H2O' and 'genes are strings of DNA' were once open questions, yet turned out to be genuine identities.

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    The open question argument has not been persuasive for several reasons. Two are especially notable. Moore’s target was the moral naturalist who thought that the identities in question might be established on the basis of conceptual analysis. It has been pointed out, however, that the question might still be open for someone provided that this person is not aware of the identity, not having carried out the analysis (Brandt 1959). Current versions of moral naturalism, moreover, do not propose that

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