Balance and Refinement

DePaul argues that the ability to make sensitive judgements is vital to any philosoph ical inquiry into morality. Experiences with liter ature, film and theatre all influence our capacity make moral judgements and thus must be considered. We all have moral beliefs. But what if one beleif conflicts with another? DePaul argues that we have to make our beliefs cohere, but that the current coherence methods are seriously flawed. It is not just the arguments that need to be considered in moral enquiry. DePaul asserts that the ability to make sensitive moral judgements is vital to any philosophical inquiry into morality. The inquirer must consider how her life experiences and experiences with literature, film and theatre have influenced her capacity for making moral judgments and attempt to ensure that this capacity is neither naive nor corrupted.