When the public good conflicts with an apparent preference for unsustainable behaviour

When conflicts are good: nonconscious goal conflicts reduce confirmatory thinking.

In this article, we argue that nonconscious goal conflicts are accompanied by a mindset that has wide-ranging implications for reasoning and thinking in content areas that are not part of the conflict itself. Specifically, we propose that nonconscious goal conflicts induce a mode of processing information that increases the likelihood of approaching an issue from opposing perspectives. This hyp...

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology When Conflicts Are Good: Nonconscious Goal Conflicts Reduce Confirmatory Thinking

Islamic Law in American Courts: Good, Bad, and Unsustainable Uses

A number of states have proposed initiatives or implemented laws that prohibit state courts from applying, considering, or interpreting foreign law, and in particular, Islamic law. The constitutionality of anti-Sharia legislation is in question. Its proponents claim that the Sharia ban protects state and federal constitutional rights, whereas its opponents claim that the ban infringes on the re...

Nonconsensual Blood Draws and Dual Loyalty: When Bodily Integrity Conflicts with the Public Health

The Method for Solving Moral Conflicts with an Emphasis on Ayatollah Mesbah’s Viewpoint

The issue of conflict in ethical rules and regulations is among the important issues in moral philosophy, especially in applied morality. In other words, a man of religious duty and option is sometimes perplexed in: which moral activity should he perform at the present as duty? Among various methods, this study has intended in an analytico-descriptive manner to propose a suitable method for sol...