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    It is not the case that If moral perception operates through trained sentiment rather than independent rational commitment, art's cultivation of sentiment is sufficient for moral orientation without prior principled grounding.

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    • 1.Trained sentiment without principled grounding risks manipulation: propaganda also cultivates sentiment effectively and persuasively.
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    • 2.Conflicting sentiments from different artworks leave no rational arbiter for moral disputes or self-correction mechanisms.
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    • 3.Principled reasoning enables moral consistency across contexts; sentiment-based orientation varies with mood, culture, and aesthetic preference.
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    • 1.Moral development historically occurs through habituation and emotional resonance before abstract philosophical reflection.
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    • 2.Art bypasses rationalization defenses, allowing direct cultivation of empathy and moral imagination more effectively than argument.
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    • 3.Principled moral commitment often rationalizes pre-existing sentiments; sentiment-training addresses the actual causal origin.
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