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    It is not the case that If morality derives from affective responses rather than rational demonstration, it cannot be a 'science' in Locke's mathematical sense.

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    • 1.Affective responses show consistent patterns across humans (empathy, aversion to suffering), making them a reliable empirical basis.
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    • 2.Locke's own epistemology grounds all knowledge in sensation and experience, not pure reason—morality from affect fits this framework.
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    • 3.Modern science increasingly incorporates subjectivity and observer-dependence; the claim that science requires pure objectivity is outdated.
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    • 1.Locke's mathematical science requires universal, necessary truths demonstrable through reason alone, independent of observer variation.
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    • 2.Affective responses vary between individuals and cultures, making them unsuitable as foundations for universal moral principles.
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    • 3.Sciences properly so-called produce replicable, objective conclusions; morality grounded in emotion cannot meet this standard.
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