Situationism and the Neglect of Negative Moral Education
This paper responds to the recent situationist critique of practical rationality and decision-making. According to that critique, empirical evidence indicates that our choices (1) are governed by morally irrelevant situational factors and not durable character traits, and (2) rarely result from over...
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2015, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 835-849 |
RelBib Classification: | NBE Anthropology NCB Personal ethics VA Philosophy ZD Psychology ZF Education |
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Situationism
B Virtue B Moral Education B Social Psychology |
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