Theodore Sider has argued that while there are some philosophical debates about which there is no fact of the matter, debates in normative ethics are likely not among them. This essay investigates a possible counterexample: the debate about so-called dirty hands. The essay first surveys several cases where No-Fact-of-the-Matter (NFM) claims have been made. Taking its cue from these cases, it then outlines two strategies that factualists about some domain can take, as well as two non-factualist counter strategies. Next, it shows how an NFM claim can be defended for the debate about dirty hands. Finally, it argues that this NFM claim is at least as, if not more, plausible for normative ethics as it is for the other instances where NFM claims have been made.

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事实并非如此

西奥多·赛德 (Theodore Sider) 认为，虽然存在一些没有事实依据的哲学辩论，但规范伦理学的辩论可能不在其中。这篇文章调查了一个可能的反例：关于所谓的脏手的辩论。这篇文章首先调查了几个案例，其中提出了无关紧要 (NFM) 的声明。从这些案例中汲取灵感，然后概述了关于某些领域的事实主义者可以采取的两种策略，以及两种非事实主义者的反策略。接下来，它展示了如何为关于脏手的辩论为 NFM 声明辩护。最后，它认为，对于规范伦理学而言，这种 NFM 声明至少与其他已经提出 NFM 声明的情况一样，即使不是更多，也是合理的。