The argument from marginal cases i.e name the trait doesn't work.
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The argument from marginal cases i.e name the trait doesn't work.
To be clear, I'm not arguing against veganism, just this specific argument. Here's why -
When we make moral axioms (which can be intuitions if you believe in moral intuitionism), we usually refer to the nature/norm of the community in question. In most cases, this community is humankind. For instance, when we say "Man is a rational being", we don't believe that all humans are rational. There is clearly knowledge of the fact that there are marginal case human beings who don't satisfy this criterion. Yet, we don't take away the truth value of this proposition. That's because when statements of moral value are considered, we refer to the norm of the community in question
Take the major schools of morality, for example.
Teleology - Makes moral decisions based on purpose (induced by cultural norms)
Utilitarianism - Aggregate pleasure over pain (based on norm, again)
Deontology - That's where such axioms come from (based on norm)
I would appreciate feedback on this argument. It would also help if somebody clarified whether this can be a potential research paper.
Thank you for reading. Have a nice day.
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