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Intuition and Reasoning in Moral Judgment

A Controversy

Title: Intuition and Reasoning in Moral Judgment

Seminar Paper , 2013 , 13 Pages , Grade: 1

Autor:in: Karl-Heinz Mayer (Author)

Philosophy - Philosophy of the 20th century
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This seminar paper is about the balance between intuition and affect on one hand, and conscious reasoning on the other, in moral decisions. The basis for this analysis consists of recent neurobiological and psychological research.
The paper first looks for some input from Neurophysiology to understand what is known about the “wiring” in our brain for moral decisions. Are moral judgments effectuated in the “rational” cortical regions of the brain or in the “intuitive”, affective, and emotional subcortical region?
It then presents a controversy between Jonathan Haidt and Pizarro and Bloom over the predominance of intuition over reasoning in moral judgment. Jonathan Haidt proposes a theory called Social Intuitionist Approach that postulates a priority of intuition over reason, combined with a social component. Moral decisions are predominantly intuitive, he argues, and reason is primarily used to justify the decision afterwards.
Pizarro and Bloom are not fully convinced. While they agree with some parts of Haidt’s theory, they contradict his overall conclusion about the dominance of intuition over reason. In their opinion there is sufficient room for training one’s intuitions and for rationally preparing moral decisions.
Haidt counters the counter-arguments, but concedes that statistical data are missing, which would allow a final assessment of the matter.

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Contents

1. Introduction

2. The Neurophysiology of Moral Judgment

3. The Social Intuitionist Approach to Moral Judgment

4. A pertinent controversy
Objections to Haidt (2001) by Pizarro and Bloom
Cognitive Appraisal
Control over the input
Reply by Jonathan Haidt to the objections by Pizarro and Bloom

5. Evaluation of the arguments

6. Philosophical Aspects of the dilemma discussed.

7. Conclusion

8. References:

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Title
Intuition and Reasoning in Moral Judgment
Subtitle
A Controversy
College
University of Vienna  (Institut für Philosophie)
Course
Philosophische Moralpsychologie
Grade
1
Author
Karl-Heinz Mayer (Author)
Publication Year
2013
Pages
13
Catalog Number
V304273
ISBN (eBook)
9783668025325
ISBN (Book)
9783668025332
Language
English
Tags
Haidt Pizarro Bloom Intuition Reasoning Social Inuitionist Approach to moral Social Intuitionist Approach to Moral Judgment
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Karl-Heinz Mayer (Author), 2013, Intuition and Reasoning in Moral Judgment, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/304273
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