Deconstructing intent to reconstruct morality
Deconstructing intent to reconstruct morality
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DOI:
10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.06.003
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发表时间:
2015-12-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Cushman, Fiery
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作者:
Cushman, Fiery
Mental state representations are a crucial input to human moral judgment. This fact is often summarized by saying that we restrict moral condemnation to `intentional' harms. This simple description is the beginning of a theory, however, not the end of one. There is rich internal structure to the folk concept of intentional action, which comprises a series of causal relations between mental states, actions and states of affairs in the world. Moral judgment shows nuanced patterns of sensitivity to all three of these elements: mental states (like beliefs and desires), the actions that a person performs, and the consequences of those actions. Deconstructing intentional action into its elemental fragments will enable future theories to reconstruct our understanding of moral judgment.