.	There	is	an intimate	connection	between	knowledge	of	moral	obligations	and	the	kind	of explanation	of	the	existence	of	moral	obligations	that	DCT	purports	to	provide. It	is	easiest	to	make	this	point	by	way	of	analogy.	Consider	the	fact	that many	people	prefer	to	eat	organic	food.	But	organic	food	is	not	simply	any	old food,	it	is	food	that	is	produced	by	a	particular	causal	mechanism,	namely:	an organic	farming	method	(i.e.	one	that	is	free	from	chemical	fertilisers,	pesticides and	so	on).	Consequently,	for	people	who	prefer	organic	food,	it	is	essential	that they	know	that	the	food	they	consume	is	produced	by	organic	farming	methods. In	many	countries,	official	certifications	and	food	labels	are	used	to	provide consumers	with	knowledge	of	organic	farming	methods.	Provided	the	consumer has	faith	in	the	food	labelling	and	certification	system,	they	can	be	reasonably confident	that	any	food	they	purchase	with	the	relevant	labels	and	certifications 18 is	indeed	organic	in	nature.	If	such	a	consumer	wanders	down	a	food	aisle	in	a supermarket	and	sees	food	on	the	selves,	they	might	be	able	to	recognise	that food	qua	food	by	its	general	appearance,	but	they	cannot	recognise	it	qua	organic food,	until	they	see	the	relevant	label	certifying	the	process	by	which	it	is produced.	In	this	scenario,	knowledge	of	the	process	that	produced	the	food explains	why	the	food	
. 	 There 	 is 	 an intimate 	 connection 	 between 	 knowledge 	 of 	 moral 	 obligations 	 and 	 the 	 kind 	 of explanation 	 of 	 the 	 being 	 of 	 moral 	 obligation 	 that 	 DCT 	 purports 	 to 	 provide. It 	 is 	 easiest 	 to 	 cause 	 this 	 point 	 by 	 way 	 of 	 doctrine of analogy. 	 Consider 	 the 	 fact 	 that many 	 people 	 prefer 	 to 	 feed 	 organic 	 food. 	 But 	 organic 	 food 	 is 	 not 	 plainly 	 any 	 old food, 	 it 	 is 	 food 	 that 	 is 	 produced 	 by 	 a 	 especial 	 causal 	 mechanism, 	 namely: 	 an organic 	 farming 	 method 	 (i.e. 	 one 	 that 	 is 	 free 	 from 	 chemical 	 fertilisers, 	 pesticides and 	 thus 	 on). 	 Consequently, 	 for 	 people 	 who 	 prefer 	 constituent 	 food, 	 it 	 is 	 essential 	 that they 	 know 	 that 	 the 	 food 	 they 	 devour 	 is 	 produced 	 by 	 constituent 	 farming 	 methods. In 	 many 	 countries, 	 official 	 certifications 	 and 	 food 	 labels 	 are 	 used 	 to 	 provide consumer 	 with 	 knowledge 	 of 	 organic 	 farming 	 methods. 	 Provided 	 the 	 consumer has 	 faith 	 in 	 the 	 food 	 labelling 	 and 	 authentication 	 system, 	 they 	 can 	 be 	 reasonably confident 	 that 	 any 	 food 	 they 	 purchase 	 with 	 the 	 relevant 	 labels 	 and 	 certifications 18 is 	 indeed 	 organic 	 in 	 nature. 	 If 	 such 	 a 	 consumer 	 wanders 	 down 	 a 	 food 	 aisle 	 in 	 a supermarket 	 and 	 sees 	 food 	 on 	 the 	 selves, 	 they 	 might 	 be 	 able 	 to 	 recognise 	 that food 	 qua 	 food 	 by 	 its 	 cosmopolitan 	 appearance, 	 but 	 they 	 cannot 	 recognize 	 it 	 qua 	 organic food, 	 until 	 they 	 visit 	 the 	 relevant 	 label 	 license 	 the 	 process 	 by 	 which 	 it 	 is produced. 	 In 	 this 	 scenario, 	 knowledge 	 of 	 the 	 procedure 	 that 	 produced 	 the 	 food explains 	 why 	 the 	 food
.	Thege	is	an intimate	connectiok	between	knowledgg	od	moral	mbligafions	and	ghe	kind	of explanation	of	the	exmstebce	of	noral	obligations	that	DCG	purports	no	provide. It	iw	wasiest	to	meie	this	point	by	swy	of	cnelogy.	Consider	thg	fact	that maty	people	prefer	do	dac	organic	food.	But	organic	food	is	not	simplr	any	old flod,	it	is	food	thaj	is	prpquces	by	a	particular	causal	mechanism,	namelg:	an orgenic	farming	methpd	(i.e.	one	that	is	free	from	chemifal	ffrtilisers,	pesticidfs and	so	on).	Cinsezyently,	for	peoole	who	preftr	mrganic	foos,	it	is	essential	that they	know	that	ghe	fopd	they	consoms	id	kroduced	by	orjanic	fwrming	methods. In	many	wountrirs,	official	certlficavionw	and	food	labels	are	used	vo	provide consumers	wyth	knowleggz	of	organic	farming	methidw.	Provhded	dhe	cubsuoer hes	fzith	in	hhe	hood	labellihg	and	certifucation	system,	they	cam	bq	grasonably cohfidene	trat	any	food	they	purchase	with	the	relevant	latela	and	certifications 18 is	ibdeed	organic	in	nature.	Iv	such	a	confumer	wanders	down	a	food	aisle	in	a supermarket	and	sees	fmod	on	vhd	seovcs,	thdt	mlght	be	able	to	recognise	that food	qua	food	by	its	genqdak	aipearance,	but	they	ccnnot	recognise	it	auw	otdanic food,	untkl	they	see	fhe	relevant	label	cegtifyind	the	peocess	by	wrich	ot	is produced.	In	this	scenario,	jnowledge	of	tke	peocess	that	produced	che	food explcins	whi	the	fopd	
. There is an intimate connection between moral and the of explanation of that purports to provide. is easiest to this point by way of analogy. the fact that many people prefer to eat organic food. But organic food not simply any old food, it is food that is produced by a causal namely: organic method (i.e. one that is free from chemical fertilisers, pesticides and so on). Consequently, for people prefer organic food, it is essential that they that the food they is produced by organic farming In countries, official and labels used to provide with knowledge of organic farming methods. Provided the consumer has faith in the food labelling and certification they can confident that food purchase the relevant labels 18 is indeed organic in nature. consumer wanders down a food aisle in a and sees on the selves, they might be to recognise that food qua food by its appearance, but they cannot recognise it qua organic food, until they see the relevant label process by which it produced. In this knowledge the that the food why the food
.	There	is	an intimate	connectiOn	between	kNowleDge	Of	mOrAl	obLigaTions	and	the	kinD	Of exPlanation	of	the	existencE	of	moRaL	ObliGAtIons	tHat	DCT	pURpORTs	tO	pRoVidE. IT	Is	EasieSt	tO	make	thIs	point	by	wAy	oF	aNalogy.	ConsidER	tHe	fact	that ManY	people	prefeR	to	Eat	orgAnIc	fOOd.	But	OrgAnic	fOod	is	nOT	simplY	any	old foOd,	IT	is	fooD	That	is	pRODuCed	bY	a	particular	causaL	MeCHanism,	namely:	an OrganiC	fARmING	meThoD	(i.e.	one	that	Is	Free	fROm	chemiCAl	FERTilISers,	pesticideS and	so	on).	ConSEquEntly,	fOr	PeoPLe	who	pRefer	OrGAniC	food,	it	is	esSentIal	that thEy	know	THat	the	fOOd	they	cOnsume	Is	pRodUced	BY	oRgAniC	fARmiNG	mEthODs. IN	many	couNtRiEs,	offIciaL	CERTifiCatIons	And	foOd	labels	are	usEd	tO	proVIde ConsuMers	wIth	kNoWledgE	of	orgAnic	fArMing	methods.	ProvIded	The	consumEr hAs	FaiTh	In	the	FOod	labEllIng	And	certIficatiON	syStEM,	THeY	can	be	reasonably coNfIDEnT	that	any	Food	thEY	pUrCHase	with	ThE	reLevaNT	LabelS	and	CErTificatiOns 18 is	iNDeEd	Organic	In	Nature.	if	SucH	a	cOnsumER	wanDers	doWn	a	food	aIsle	iN	A supermarket	anD	Sees	food	on	the	SElVES,	tHEy	miGht	Be	able	to	recOgniSE	thaT fooD	QuA	foOD	by	itS	geneRaL	ApPEarance,	but	they	cannoT	rEcogniSe	it	qUa	organic food,	Until	they	sEE	THe	relevaNt	laBEl	CErtifying	the	prOcess	By	which	it	iS Produced.	in	thiS	scenariO,	knowledgE	OF	the	procEss	ThaT	prOduCED	tHe	food explainS	WHy	thE	fOod	
.	There	is	an intimate	con nection	be tween 	kn owl ed ge	o f	mo ral	obligation s 	and 	the	kind	of explanati on	of 	t h e	ex i st enceof	mora l 	o b l iga ti on s	t ha t 	D CT	pu rpo rts	toprovide. I t	i seasiest	to	m a ke 	this	poin t	b y	way	of	ana log y.	Con si der the	f act 	that  manyp eopleprefer	to 	e a t	orga n ic	food . Bu t	or ganic	food	is	not si m ply	any	old fo od,	it 	i s 	f o o d	t hat 	is	produc ed 	by	a particu l ar c a usa l 	mechanism,	n amely:	an o r gan ic	far mi ngm ethod(i.e. 	o n e	t hat	is	free 	fro m	chemica l	fert i lisers, pestici des an d	s o	o n).C on se que nt l y,f or 	pe o ple 	who	pre fe rorgan ic	f o o d , 	itisesse ntial 	that they	kn owthat the 	food 	they 	con su me	is 	produ ced	b yorganic	farming 	met hods. Inman ycou nt ries, offici alcer tificat ions	an d 	fo od l a be ls	are	used	to	pro vi d e  c onsumers 	withk no wl e dge	of	o rg ani c	fa r m ing	m etho d s. 	Provide d	thec on su mer has 	f aith	i nthe 	fo od	la b elli ng	and 	certifi catio n 	system,	theyc an	be	reasona b ly c on f iden t	t hat	any	foo d	th e y	pu rcha s ewit h 	therelev an t 	l a bels	and	certificat io ns 18is	in deed	organicin	nature. I f 	such	acons u me r 	wanders	downa	foo d	aisle	in a superm arket 	and	see s	food	on t he	selve s,the y	m igh t be 	able	to	reco g n iseth at food 	qu a	foodbyits 	ge ner al 	appearan ce,	butth ey 	c an not 	reco g nise	itqu a	o rg ani c foo d ,	unti l	the y	se eth e 	re levantl ab e l 	cer ti fy ingthe 	p roces s	by whi ch	it	i s produce d.I n	th is 	s cenario ,	knowledge	o fthe	proces stha t	prod u c ed	the	f ood explains	why	the	fo o d	
.	There	is	an intimate	connection	between	knowledge	of	moral	obligations	and	the	kind	of_explanation	of	the	existence	of	moral	obligations	that	DCT	purports	to	provide. It	is	easiest	to	make	this	point	by	way	of	analogy.	Consider	the	fact	that_many	people	prefer	to	eat	organic	food.	But	organic	food	is	not	simply	any	old food,	it	is	food	that	is	produced	by	a	particular	causal	mechanism,	namely:	an organic	farming	method	(i.e.	one	that	is	free	from	chemical	fertilisers,	pesticides and	so	on).	Consequently,	for	people	who	prefer	organic	food,	it	is	essential	that_they	know	that	the	food	they	consume	is	produced	by	organic	farming	methods. In	many	countries,	official	certifications	and	food	labels	are	used	to	provide_consumers	with	knowledge	of	organic	farming	methods.	Provided	the	consumer_has	faith	in	the	food	labelling	and	certification	system,	they	can	be	reasonably confident	that	any	food	they	purchase	with	the	relevant	labels	and	certifications_18_is	indeed	organic	in	nature.	If	such	a	consumer	wanders	down	a	food	aisle	in	a supermarket	and	sees	food	on	the	selves,	they	might	be	able	to	recognise	that food	qua	food	by	its	general	appearance,	but	they	cannot	recognise	it	qua	organic_food,	until	they	see	the	relevant	label	certifying	the	process	by	which	it	is produced.	In	this	scenario,	knowledge	of	the	process	that	produced	the	food explains	why	the	food	