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    It is not the case that The Kantian argument against moral knowledge from experience is at best inconclusive

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    • 1.The Kantian argument assumes that reasoning from experience must begin with clear cases of knowledge
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    • 2.An alternative conception of empirical reasoning exists in which general hypotheses explain experience and we reason by inferring the best explanation of our data
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    • 3.This alternative conception does not require starting points to be cases of moral knowledge
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    • 1.Kant's own critical philosophy acknowledges that synthetic a priori claims require transcendental justification, not mere stipulation of non-empirical origin.
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    • 2.If moral principles require transcendental deduction (as Kant concedes in Groundwork III), their authority cannot be established independently of some experiential anchoring in rational agency.
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    • 3.Therefore, the Kantian argument presupposes rather than proves the impossibility of empirically grounded moral knowledge, rendering it circular and inconclusive.
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    • 1.Rawls's reflective equilibrium method demonstrates a coherentist pathway to moral knowledge that begins with considered judgments—paradigm cases drawn from experience—without assuming foundational a priori principles.
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    • 2.If reflective equilibrium can yield justified moral beliefs by systematizing experiential moral data, then experience is a legitimate epistemic source for moral knowledge, undercutting the Kantian exclusion.
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