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    It is not the case that Moore's moral conservatism is more parsimoniously reconciled by indirect consequentialism—rule-following maximizes expected utility—without abandoning the objective criterion of actual best consequences.

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    • 1.The gap between rule-following and actual best consequences is precisely where consequentialist commitment becomes ambiguous or abandoned in practice.
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    • 2.If rules diverge from actual consequences in specific cases, indirect consequentialism must either violate the rule or admit its theory fails its criterion.
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    • 3.Moore's conservatism likely stems from non-consequentialist premises about duty or intrinsic value, making consequentialist reconciliation artificially strained.
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    • 1.Rule-following introduces epistemic humility: agents cannot reliably calculate actual consequences in real time, making rules a practical necessity.
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    • 2.Indirect consequentialism preserves Moore's objectivity by grounding rule-selection in actual utility maximization, not subjective intent or duties.
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    • 3.Conservative moral rules emerge naturally from consequentialist reasoning as they've proven reliable across generations of human experience.
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