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Differentiating between different forms of moral obligations.

Authors :
Anderson RA
Ruisch BC
Pizarro DA
Source :
The Behavioral and brain sciences [Behav Brain Sci] 2020 Apr 30; Vol. 43, pp. e57. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 30.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

We argue that Tomasello's account overlooks important psychological distinctions between how humans judge different types of moral obligations, such as prescriptive obligations (i.e., what one should do) and proscriptive obligations (i.e., what one should not do). Specifically, evaluating these different types of obligations rests on different psychological inputs and has distinct downstream consequences for judgments of moral character.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1469-1825
Volume :
43
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Behavioral and brain sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32349814
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19002589