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    Hutcheson's moral sense theory holds that benevolent affe... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→An independent grasp of and commitment to fundamental moral principles is necessary even given art's natural tendency toward moral good.

    Hutcheson's moral sense theory holds that benevolent affective responses are immediate and non-inferential, requiring no prior rational moral principles to function reliably.

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    • 1.Moral intuitions about suffering feel immediate and don't require conscious reasoning, suggesting non-inferential emotional bases.
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    • 2.Children show spontaneous compassion before developing explicit moral principles, supporting an immediate affective foundation.
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    • 3.If all moral judgment required prior principles, infinite regress would result; immediate sentiments offer a necessary foundational stopping point.
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    • 1.Moral sentiments vary dramatically across cultures in ways suggesting learned principles shape affective responses, not vice versa.
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    • 2.Benevolence toward distant strangers requires abstract reasoning about duties, not mere immediate emotional response to present suffering.
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    • 3.Immediate affects like disgust or tribal preference conflict with moral benevolence, suggesting reason must override raw affective impulses.
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