The Methods of Ethics. Conflicts Built to Last.

Eriksson, Björn (2008) The Methods of Ethics. Conflicts Built to Last.. In [2008] Biological Explanations of Behavior: Philosophical Perspectives (Hannover, Germany; 12-15 June, 2008).

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Abstract

An impressive amount of evidence from psychology, cognitive neurology, evolutionary psychology and primatology seems to be converging on a ‘dual process’ model of moral or practical (in the philosophical sense) psychology according to which our practical judgments are generated by two distinct processes, one ‘emotive-intuitive’ and one ‘cognitive-utilitarian’. In this paper I approach the dual process model from several directions, trying to shed light on various aspects of our moral and practical lives.

Keywords:Ethics, emotion, evolutionary psychology, explanation of action
Subjects:General Issues: Ethical Issues
Specific Sciences: Biology: Evolutionary Psychology
Conferences and Volumes:[2008] Biological Explanations of Behavior: Philosophical Perspectives (Hannover, Germany; 12-15 June, 2008)
ID Code:4058
Deposited By:Eriksson, Björn
Deposited On:11 June 2008