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Beyond Point-and-Shoot Morality: Why Cognitive (Neuro)Science Matters for Ethics

Greene, Joshua D.·2014·Ethics
DOI 10.1086/675875
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In this article I explain why cognitive science (including some neuroscience) matters for normative ethics. First, I describe the dual-process theory of moral judgment and briefly summarize the evidence supporting it. Next I describe related experimental research examining influences on intuitive moral judgment. I then describe two ways in which research along these lines can have implications for ethics. I argue that a deeper understanding of moral psychology favors certain forms of consequentialism over other classes of normative moral theory. I close with some brief remarks concerning the bright future of ethics as an interdisciplinary enterprise.

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  13. For, we do not believe that their behavior will damage them or others psychologically, promote immoral behavior more generally, and so on. One might object that this "no additional reason
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  15. John, 2007, Moral Psychology, 2, 303
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Authors
Greene, J. D.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Greene, Joshua D.
ORCID
Greene, Joshua D.
Venue
Ethics
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2014-07
Volume
124
Issue
4
Pages
695-726
ISSN
  • 0014-1704 (ISSN-L)
  • 1539-297X
DOI
10.1086/675875
OpenAlex
W1974538016
Cited by
375
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 1
FWCI
14.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Ethics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Ethics in Business and Education
Keywords
cognitive science of morality, neuroscience of morality, dual-process theory, moral judgment, moral psychology, consequentialism, normative ethics, interdisciplinary ethics

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