ABSTRACT
Moral knowledge is knowledge of propositions which concern moral truths. It is certainly common to suppose that we have an awful lot of moral knowledge. Although many are attracted to the classical foundationalist conception of moral knowledge, there is reason to think that it may not be the right way of thinking about moral knowledge. Moral principles are just rather general moral beliefs that one holds with great conviction, or that they are not gained through an inferential process that involved empirical beliefs. The line of defence against scepticism about moral truth might initially look attractive, but it is important to realise that its scope is severely limited. One's moral judgements seem to largely reflect one's cultural upbringing. Such spontaneous moral judgements often seem to count as knowledge even if one is unable to offer independent reasons in favour of this judgement.
