Naturalizing Ethics: the Biology and Psychology of Moral Agency
Moral agency is a central feature of both religious and secular conceptions of human beings. In this paper I outline a scientific naturalistic model of moral agency making use of current findings and theories in sociobiology,developmental psychology, and social cognitive theory. The model provides a...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2000
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Zygon
Year: 2000, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 253-286 |
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Moral Development
B Religion B Sociobiology B Altruism B genetic selfishness B Moral Agency B moral agency and biology B social cognitivetheory B and science B Ethics B Martin Hoffman B Albert Bandura B Evolutionary Ethics B naturalized ethics B moral agency andpsychology B Naturalistic Fallacy B ethics and science |
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Summary: | Moral agency is a central feature of both religious and secular conceptions of human beings. In this paper I outline a scientific naturalistic model of moral agency making use of current findings and theories in sociobiology,developmental psychology, and social cognitive theory. The model provides answers to four central questions about moral agency: (1) what it is, (2) how it is acquired, (3) how it is put to work, and (4) how it is justified. I suggest that this model can provide religious and secular moral theories with a basis for a common understanding of moral agency. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.00276 |