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    Dewey's experimental ethics treats moral principles as wo... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The dogmatism of traditional philosophical ethics is folly because it hobbles moral progress.

    Dewey's experimental ethics treats moral principles as working hypotheses, subject to revision when their consequences fail to resolve genuine human problems.

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    • 1.Moral principles that consistently fail to reduce suffering or injustice deserve revision, not dogmatic adherence.
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    • 2.Treating ethics experimentally allows us to learn from real-world outcomes rather than abstract theory alone.
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    • 3.Scientific progress depends on testable hypotheses; ethics should match this rigor to improve human flourishing.
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    • 1.Some moral truths (e.g., torturing children is wrong) need no experimental validation; they're foundationally stable.
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    • 2.Revising principles based on consequences alone ignores deontological duties and rights that constrain permissible actions.
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    • 3.Experimental ethics risks becoming utilitarian relativism, where majority convenience could justify minority exploitation.
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