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Optimism in unconscious, intuitive morality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2019

Cory J. Clark  and
Bo M. Winegard
Cory J. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdomcory.j.clark@durham.ac.ukhttps://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/staff/?id=17418
Bo M. Winegard
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Marietta College, Marietta, OH 45750. bmw002@marietta.eduhttps://www.marietta.edu/person/bo-winegard
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Abstract

Moral cognition, by its very nature, stems from intuitions about what is good and bad, and these intuitions influence moral assessments outside of conscious awareness. However, because humans evolved a shared set of moral intuitions, and are compelled to justify their moral assessments as good and rational (even erroneously) to others, moral virtue and moral progress are still possible.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e150
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