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How does inequality affect our sense of moral obligation?

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Sinnott-Armstrong, W
Published in: The Behavioral and brain sciences
April 2020

Tomasello's novel and insightful theory of obligation explains why we sometimes sense an obligation to treat each other equally, but he has not yet explained why human morality also allows and enables much inequality in wealth and power. Ullman-Margalit's (1977) account of norms of partiality suggested a different source and kind of norms that might help to fill out Tomasello's picture.

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The Behavioral and brain sciences

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EISSN

1469-1825

ISSN

0140-525X

Publication Date

April 2020

Volume

43

Start / End Page

e87

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Morals
  • Moral Obligations
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
 

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Sinnott-Armstrong, W. (2020). How does inequality affect our sense of moral obligation? The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, e87. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x19002310
Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter. “How does inequality affect our sense of moral obligation?The Behavioral and Brain Sciences 43 (April 2020): e87. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x19002310.
Sinnott-Armstrong W. How does inequality affect our sense of moral obligation? The Behavioral and brain sciences. 2020 Apr;43:e87.
Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter. “How does inequality affect our sense of moral obligation?The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 43, Apr. 2020, p. e87. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s0140525x19002310.
Sinnott-Armstrong W. How does inequality affect our sense of moral obligation? The Behavioral and brain sciences. 2020 Apr;43:e87.
Journal cover image

Published In

The Behavioral and brain sciences

DOI

EISSN

1469-1825

ISSN

0140-525X

Publication Date

April 2020

Volume

43

Start / End Page

e87

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Morals
  • Moral Obligations
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing