Moral rationalism on the brain
J May - Mind & Language, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
I draw on neurobiological evidence to defend the rationalist thesis that moral judgments are
essentially dependent on reasoning, not emotions (conceived as distinct from inference) …
essentially dependent on reasoning, not emotions (conceived as distinct from inference) …
Opinion Pooling
L Elkin, R Pettigrew - Elements in Decision Theory and Philosophy, 2025 - cambridge.org
Disagreement is a common feature of a social world. For various reasons, however, we
sometimes need to resolve a disagreement into a single set of opinions. This can be …
sometimes need to resolve a disagreement into a single set of opinions. This can be …
From rational self-interest to liberalism: a hole in Cofnas's debunking explanation of moral progress
M Arvan - Inquiry, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Michael Huemer argues that cross-cultural convergence toward liberal moral values is
evidence of objective moral progress, and by extension, evidence for moral realism. Nathan …
evidence of objective moral progress, and by extension, evidence for moral realism. Nathan …
Morality as an evolutionary exaptation
M Arvan - Empirically Engaged Evolutionary Ethics, 2021 - Springer
The dominant theory of the evolution of moral cognition across a variety of fields is that moral
cognition is a biological adaptation to foster social cooperation. This chapter argues, to the …
cognition is a biological adaptation to foster social cooperation. This chapter argues, to the …
[BOOK][B] Moral choices for our future selves: An empirical theory of prudential perception and a moral theory of prudence
E Viganò - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This book investigates the relationship between our present and future selves. It focuses
specifically on diachronic self-regarding decisions: choices involving our earlier and later …
specifically on diachronic self-regarding decisions: choices involving our earlier and later …
Varieties of Artificial Moral Agency and the New Control Problem
M Arvan - 2022 - philpapers.org
This paper presents a new trilemma with respect to resolving the control and alignment
problems in machine ethics. Section 1 outlines three possible types of artificial moral agents …
problems in machine ethics. Section 1 outlines three possible types of artificial moral agents …
Moral Disagreement and Normative Ethics
M Arvan - The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter details three sources of normative moral disagreement and surveys 11
approaches to understanding its implications for normative ethics. Section 2 explains how …
approaches to understanding its implications for normative ethics. Section 2 explains how …
Can Rational Reflection Save Moral Knowledge from Debunking?
N McKay - Episteme, 2023 - cambridge.org
In this essay, I reply to an influential objection to evolutionary debunking arguments against
moral realism. According to this objection, our capacity for autonomous rational reflection …
moral realism. According to this objection, our capacity for autonomous rational reflection …
[BOOK][B] Why It's OK to Be a Moderate
M Arvan - 2025 - books.google.com
Conservatives and progressives rarely agree on much—but one thing many agree upon is
that it's not OK to be a moderate. This book shows they are wrong. In Why It's OK to be a …
that it's not OK to be a moderate. This book shows they are wrong. In Why It's OK to be a …
[BOOK][B] Moral Blackmail: Coercion, Responsibility, and Global Justice
B Colburn - 2024 - books.google.com
Moral Blackmail: Coercion, Responsibility, and Global Justice identifies a novel kind of
forced action, yet one that is relatively neglected in ethics and moral philosophy. Moral …
forced action, yet one that is relatively neglected in ethics and moral philosophy. Moral …