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‘moral psychology—the study of human thought and behavior in ethical contexts’
Doris et al, 2017
‘Moral psychology [...] concerns how we see or fail to see moral issues, why we act or fail to act morally, and whether and to what extent we are responsible for our actions’
Superson, 2014
‘moral psychology is the study of the psychological aspects of morality.’
Tiberius, 2014 p. 3
linguistic / mathematical / ethical
abilities
‘Because it is wrong.’
Another example of an ethical ability:
distinguish conventional from moral violations
Another ethical ability:
susceptibility to others’ moral reasoning
Moral psychology is the study of psychological aspects of ethical abilities.
linguistic / mathematical / ethical
abilities
‘The moral psychologist wants to know about the processes [...] underlying moral judgment. The moral theorist (typically) wants to know about which moral principles or theories are [...] consistent [with] people’s moral judgments’
Dwyer 2009, p. 293
Moral psychology is the study of psychological aspects of ethical abilities.
Warning: the term ‘moral psychology’ is used in all kinds of ways, many unrelated to this course.
see also: list of questions handout