Holly Smith contends that subjective deontological theories—those that hold that our moral duties are sensitive to our beliefs about our situation—cannot correctly determine whether one ought to gather more information before acting. Against this contention, I argue that deontological theories can use a decision-theoretic approach to evaluating the moral importance of information. I then argue that this approach compares favorably with an alternative approach proposed by Philip Swenson.

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Holly Smith 认为主观义务论理论——即那些认为我们的道德义务对我们对自身处境的信念敏感的理论——无法正确确定一个人是否应该在行动前收集更多信息。针对这一论点，我认为义务论理论可以使用决策理论方法来评估信息的道德重要性。然后，我认为这种方法与 Philip Swenson 提出的替代方法相比更胜一筹。