Valerie Tiberius

Moral Psychology

A Contemporary Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first philosophy textbook in moral psychology, introducing students to a range of philosophical topics and debates such as: What is moral motivation? Do reasons for action always depend on desires? Is emotion or reason at the heart of moral judgment? Under what conditions are people morally responsible? Are there self-interested reasons for people to be moral? Moral Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction presents research by philosophers and psychologists on these topics, and addresses the overarching question of how empirical research is (or is not) relevant to philosophical inquiry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9780415529693
• ISBN-10: 0415529697
• Artikelnr.: 40467395

Autorenporträt

Valerie Tiberius is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part One: Moral Psychology and Moral Philosophy
1. What Is Moral Psychology?
* What is moral psychology?
* Distinguishing the questions
* Distinguishing psychological states
* Structure and aims of the book:
1. What Are Philosophers Doing Here?
* Moral Agents or Blobs of Flesh
* Moral Realism and the Challenge from Evolution
* Responses to the Challenge
* Moral Psychology and Moral Philosophy
Part Two: Motivation and Moral Motivation: The Basics
2. Moral Motivation: what it is and what it isn't
* Moral Theories and Moral Motivation
* The Challenge of Psychological Egoism
* Psychological Egoism and Empirical Research
* Taking Stock
3. Desires and Reasons
* Some Background Distinctions
* Reasons internalism and externalism
* The Humean Theory of Motivation
* Taking Stock
Part Three: Moral Motivation
4. Emotion & Moral Judgment
* What is an emotion?
* Emotions and Moral Judgment
* Amoralists, Psychopaths and the Debate Between Moral Judgment
Internalism and Externalism
* Taking Stock
5. Sentimentalism and Rationalism:
* Rationalism and Sophisticated Sentimentalism
* The Kantian Challenge to Sophisticated Sentimentalism
* The Empirical Threat to Rationalism
* Taking Stock
6. Virtue
* What kind of state is a virtue?
* Are there any virtues?: The empirical challenge
* Defending Virtue
* Taking Stock
Part Four: Agency and Moral Responsibility
7. The Psychology of the Responsible Agent
* Methodology
* Real Self Theories
* Normative Competence
* Are we Competent?: Challenges from Psychology
8. Moral Responsibility, Free Will and Determinism
* Free Will and Determinism
* Intuitions and Experimental Philosophy
* Libertarianism and the Challenge from Neuroscience
* Can I Be Excused?
Part Five: Three Big Questions
9. Should I be moral?: Well-being and the good life
* Prudential Reasons and 'Good For'
* Theories of Well-Being
* Psychological Evidence for the Well-being - Morality Link
* Conclusion
10. How do we know what is morally right?: Moral psychology and moral knowledge
* The Attack on Intuitions: Biases and Trolley-ology
* Intuitions, Intuitionism and Reflective Equilibrium
11. Can you get an ought from an is?
* Is and Ought: A Complex Relationship
* Reducing Ought to Is
12. Final Thoughts

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Chapter 1. Introduction: What is Moral Psychology? Part I: Human Nature: What are We Like and What Does it Matter? Chapter 2. The Starting Points of Morality Chapter 3. Moral Motivation and Selfishness Chapter 4. Why Be Moral?: Moral Reasons and Well-Being Part II: Moral Motivation and Moral Judgment Chapter 5. Desires and Reasons Chapter 6. Emotion and Moral Judgment Chapter 7. Sentimentalism and Rationalism Chapter 8. Brains, Biases, and Trolleys Chapter 9. Virtue Part III: Agency and Moral Responsibility Chapter 10. The Psychology of the Responsible Agent Chapter 11. Moral Responsibility, Free Will, and Determinism Chapter 12. Conclusion. Index

Rezensionen

"Valerie Tiberius' Moral Psychology, 2^nd edition, proved to be the ideal stand-alone text for my upper-division course on the Philosophy and Psychology of Morality. The breadth of topics covered is impressive, the writing is reader-friendly, and philosophical and scientific perspectives on morality are each given their due - and, when possible, skillfully integrated. My students enjoyed discussing the book and learned much from it, as did I. A+!"

Timothy Shanahan, Loyola Marymount University

"This might be the only textbook I've read that I can honestly describe as a page-turner. Engaging and funny, this fantastic book manages to cover the vast field of moral psychology, from ancient philosophical theories to the latest empirical findings. Tiberius is able to illustrate and explain complex philosophical puzzles in a way that is not only clear - it's also clearly applicable to readers' own lives."

Jesse Graham, The University of Utah