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    It is not the case that Moore's epistemic humility argument collapses into a two-tier normative system where act-consequentialism governs ideal agents and rule-following governs actual agents.

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    • 1.A unified normative theory shouldn't require bifurcation; if true, it should apply to all agents regardless of capacity.
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    • 2.The distinction between ideal and actual agents is descriptive, not normative—it cannot itself justify different moral systems.
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    • 3.Moore's humility argument presupposes rule-following is correct for actual agents, but never establishes why this follows from humility.
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    • 1.Moore acknowledges ideal agents can calculate consequences perfectly, justifying act-consequentialism for them alone.
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    • 2.Actual agents suffer cognitive limits and bias, making rule-following more reliable than direct consequence evaluation.
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    • 3.This two-tier system is logically coherent: different epistemic capacities warrant different normative frameworks.
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