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Moral epistemology defines our actions as human beings. What we choose to do when presented with a problem or a moral dilemma. If we consistently choose to think of these questions in one particular way, then we have a solid moral epistemology. A system that we know we can rely on when faced with a moral problem. A moral epistemology is how one defines what they believe to be right or good. This system has …

…what was good or right in absolute terms and not concerned enough with finding more subjective solutions to morality. The soundest moral epistemologies, in my opinion, are those with subjectivity built into them. Bibliography Hare, R.M., The Language of Morals (1952; Oxford University Press) Hare, R.M., Freedom and Reason (1963; Oxford University Press) Hare, R.M., Applications of Moral Philosophy (1972; London: Macmillan; University of California Press) Rawls, John., A Theory of Justice (2002, Cambridge University Press)