Moral Hypocrisy and Acting for Reasons: How Moralizing Can Invite Self-Deception
According to some, contemporary social psychology is aptly described as a study in moral hypocrisy. In this paper we argue that this is unfortunate when understood as establishing that we only care about appearing to act morally, not about true moral action. A philosophically more interesting interp...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2015]
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Année: 2015, Volume: 18, Numéro: 2, Pages: 223-235 |
| RelBib Classification: | NCB Éthique individuelle VA Philosophie ZD Psychologie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Acting for reasons
B Moral hypocrisy B Self-deception B Daniel Batson B Moral Agency |
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| Résumé: | According to some, contemporary social psychology is aptly described as a study in moral hypocrisy. In this paper we argue that this is unfortunate when understood as establishing that we only care about appearing to act morally, not about true moral action. A philosophically more interesting interpretation of the moral hypocrisy-findings understands it to establish that we care so much about morality that it might lead to (1) self-deception about the moral nature of our motives and/or (2) misperceptions regarding what we should or should not do in everyday or experimental situations. In this paper we argue for this claim by elaborating on a fascinating series of experiments by Daniel Batson and his colleagues who have consistently contributed to the moral hypocrisy findings since the late nineties, and showing in what way they contribute to a better understanding of moral agency, rather than undermine the idea that we are moral agents. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-015-9574-8 |