From punishment to universalism
Abstract
Many philosophers have claimed that the folk endorse moral universalism. But while some empirical evidence supports the claim that the folk endorse moral universalism, this work has uncovered intra‐domain differences in folk judgments of moral universalism. In light of all this, our question is: why do the folk endorse moral universalism? Our hypothesis is that folk judgments of moral universalism are generated in part by a desire to punish. We present evidence supporting this across three studies. On the basis of this, we argue for a debunking explanation of folk judgments of moral universalism.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 28, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1111/mila.12191
Entities
People
- David Rose
- Shaun Nichols
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Arizona
- Washington University in St. Louis