This volume examines the psychological basis of moral judgments and asks what theories of concepts apply to moral concepts. By combining philosophical reasoning and empirical insights from the fields of moral psychology, cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and neuroscience, it considers what mental states not only influence, but also constitute our moral concepts and judgments. On this basis, Park proposes a novel pluralistic theory of moral concepts which includes three different cognitive structures and emotions. Thus, our moral judgments are shown to be a hybrid that express both cognitive and conative states.In part through analysis of new empirical data on moral semantic intuitions, gathered via cross-cultural experimental research, Park reveals that the referents of individuals’ moral judgments and concepts vary across time, contexts, and groups. On this basis, he contends for moral relativism, where moral judgments cannot be universally true across time and location but only relative to groups.This powerfully argued text will be of interest to researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in cognitive science, moral theory, philosophy of psychology, and moral psychology more broadly. Those interested in ethics, applied social psychology, and moral development will also benefit from the volume.
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This volume examines the psychological basis of moral judgments and asks what theories of concepts apply to moral concepts.
Part I: The Constitution Project Chapter 1: The Groundwork for Theories of Moral ConceptsChapter 2: Concerning Human UnderstandingChapter 3: From Causal Studies in Moral Psychology to Moral ConceptsChapter 4: The Prototype, Exemplar, and Classical ViewsChapter 5: The Theory ViewChapter 6: Moral Nativism & Evolutionary EthicsChapter 7: The Conative View & the Moral/Conventional TaskChapter 8: The Conative View EstablishedChapter 9: Induction & Concept CombinationChapter 10: Cognitivism/Non-Cognitivism & Motivational Judgment Internalism/ExternalismPart II: The Semantic Project and Moral Relativism Chapter 11: Moral Semantic RelativismChapter 12: Moral RelativismChapter 13: Moral Ontological Relativism
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ISBN
9780367740764
Publisert
2023-01-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
612 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
362

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John J. Park is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, USA