Dual Processing of Moral Conflicts in Media Entertainment and Their Effect on Moral Judgement and Moral Reasoning

Reasoning with Moral Conflicts

Let us say that a normative conflict is a situation in which an agent ought to perform an action A, and also ought to perform an action B, but in which it is impossible for the agent to perform both A and B. Not all normative conflicts are moral conflicts, of course. It may be that the agent ought to perform the action A for reasons of personal generosity, but ought to perform the action B for ...

Combining moral philosophy and moral reasoning: The PAVE moral reasoning strategy

The ability to reason well is central to the concept of intelligence, but intelligence alone will not guarantee morality. To recognise the ‘right’ choice and to judge our own and others’ actions, is to make an act of reason. To choose to value morality and to make the ‘right’ choice is an act of character. The link between intelligence and choice “makes the whole idea of morality possible in th...

Charisma and Moral Reasoning

Charisma is morally problematic insofar as it replaces followers’ capacity to engage in genuine moral reasoning. When followers defer to charismatic leaders and act in ways that are morally wrong they are not only blameworthy for wrongdoing but for failing in their deliberative obligations. Even when followers defer to charismatic leaders and do the right thing, their action is less praiseworth...

Individual Differences in Moral Development: Does Intelligence Really Affect Children’s Moral Reasoning and Moral Emotions?

This study investigates the relationship between intelligence and individual differences in children's moral development across a range of different moral transgressions. Taking up prior research that showed morality and intelligence to be related in adolescents and adults, the current study wants to test if these findings can be extended to younger children. The study was designed to address s...

The Status of Moral Emotions in Consequentialist Moral Reasoning by