Contemporary discussions of moral expertise have raised a host of problems for the very idea of a “moral expert.” This article interrogates the conception of moral expertise that such discussions seem to assume and proposes instead that we understand moral expertise as a species of practical skill. On this model, a skilled moral agent is more similar to a skilled pianist than she is to a theoretical expert (for instance, an expert on the War of 1812). The article argues both that it is more natural to understand the moral “expert” as excelling in a form of skilled practice and that such a conception would render moot many of the concerns which preoccupy contemporary discussions.

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道德专业知识作为熟练的实践


当代关于道德专业知识的讨论给“道德专家”的概念提出了一系列问题。本文质疑此类讨论似乎假设的道德专业知识的概念，并提出我们将道德专业知识理解为一种实践技能。在这个模型中，熟练的道德主体更类似于熟练的钢琴家，而不是理论专家（例如，1812 年战争的专家）。文章认为，将道德“专家”理解为擅长熟练实践的形式更为自然，而且这种概念将使当代讨论中的许多问题变得毫无意义。