Toward a naturalistic theory of moral progress
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Buchanan, A; Powell, R
Published in: Ethics
July 1, 2016
Early liberal theories about the feasibility of moral progress were premised on empirically ungrounded assumptions about human psychology and society. In this article, we develop a richer naturalistic account of the conditions under which one important form of moral progress–the emergence of more “inclusive” moralities– is likely to arise and be sustained. Drawing upon work in evolutionary psychology and social moral epistemology, we argue that “exclusivist” morality is the result of an adaptively plastic response that is sensitive to cues of out-group threat that are detected during development. We conclude with a blueprint for reinforcing and extending inclusivist progress.
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Ethics
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0014-1704
Publication Date
July 1, 2016
Volume
126
Issue
4
Start / End Page
983 / 1014
Related Subject Headings
- Philosophy
- 5003 Philosophy
- 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies
- 18 Law and Legal Studies
- 16 Studies in Human Society
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Buchanan, A., & Powell, R. (2016). Toward a naturalistic theory of moral progress. Ethics, 126(4), 983–1014. https://doi.org/10.1086/686003
Buchanan, A., and R. Powell. “Toward a naturalistic theory of moral progress.” Ethics 126, no. 4 (July 1, 2016): 983–1014. https://doi.org/10.1086/686003.
Buchanan A, Powell R. Toward a naturalistic theory of moral progress. Ethics. 2016 Jul 1;126(4):983–1014.
Buchanan, A., and R. Powell. “Toward a naturalistic theory of moral progress.” Ethics, vol. 126, no. 4, July 2016, pp. 983–1014. Scopus, doi:10.1086/686003.
Buchanan A, Powell R. Toward a naturalistic theory of moral progress. Ethics. 2016 Jul 1;126(4):983–1014.
Published In
Ethics
DOI
ISSN
0014-1704
Publication Date
July 1, 2016
Volume
126
Issue
4
Start / End Page
983 / 1014
Related Subject Headings
- Philosophy
- 5003 Philosophy
- 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies
- 18 Law and Legal Studies
- 16 Studies in Human Society