The case of the drunken sailor: On the generalisable wrongness of harmful transgressions

Quintelier, Katinka; Fessler, Daniel M. T.; Smet, Dieter De

doi:10.1080/13546783.2012.669738

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“…Second, even if we grant that norms can be suitably categorised, there is limited evidence for the unconditional character of stereotypically moral norms. 7 The classic distinction between the moral and conventional has become increasingly unstable in the face of new experimental evidence (Kelly et al 2007;Fraser 2012;Quintelier, Fessler, and Smet 2012;Quintelier and Fessler 2015). The situationist attack on stable character traits undermines the notion that moral norms are viewed as unconditional (Harman 1999;Doris 2005).…”

Section: Can Morality Be Defined By the Motivational Force Of Moral Nmentioning

confidence: 99%

Two of a kind: Are norms of honor a species of morality?

Handfield

Thrasher

2019

Biol Philos

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Should the norms of honor cultures be classified as a variety of morality? In this paper, we address this question by considering various empirical bases on which norms can be taxonomically organised. This question is of interest both as an exercise in philosophy of social science, and for its potential implications in meta-ethical debates. Using recent data from anthropology and evolutionary game theory, we argue that the most productive classification emphasizes the strategic role that moral norms play in generating assurance and stabilizing cooperation. Because honor norms have a similar functional role, this account entails honor norms are indeed a variety of moral norm. We also propose an explanation of why honor norms occur in a relatively unified, phenotypically distinctive cluster, thereby explaining why it is tempting to regard them as taxonomically distinct. Sometimes honor demands virtue. An "honor code" requires individuals to abstain from opportunities to cheat, in line with widely shared moral ideas. In many cultures, to be honorable requires generous hospitality, abstinence from theft, and a firm commitment to honesty: all typical moral virtues. But often, norms of honor and norms of morality appear to be in conflict. The early modern European duel encouraged men to engage in lethal violence, sometimes over trivial or contrived slights (Allen and Reed 2006). In cultures that practice "honor killings", victims of rape are sometimes murdered in order to repair family reputation (Chesler 2010). In cultures that practice blood feuds, the retaliatory cycle can lead to dozens of deaths over a period of decades (Boehm 1986). Not only are these seemingly immoral acts occasionally tolerated, they are positively required by the social norms of the honor society. Those who do not follow the relevant norms of honor suffer consequent social disadvantage, ranging from outright punishment to shunning and ostracism. We look at characteristic features of honor norms across different societies and different times to determine whether there is a principled way of distinguishing these

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Section: Can Morality Be Defined By the Motivational Force Of Moral Nmentioning

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Two of a kind: Are norms of honor a species of morality?

Handfield

Thrasher

2019

Biol Philos

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“…Others have found that some norms that do involve justice, welfare, or rights do not elicit the signature moral response in a significant proportion of subjects—some are judged to not apply at other times or places, or are judged as authority dependent . The use of the moral–conventional task has also received criticism for the ways that authority independence and generalizability are tested (Quintelier, Fessler, & De Smet, ).…”

Section: A Distinction Between the Moral And Nonmoralmentioning

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Kinds of norms

O'Neill

2017

Philosophy Compass

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This article provides an overview of recent, empirically supported categorization schemes that have been proposed to distinguish different kinds of norms. Amongst these are the moral-conventional distinction and divisions within moral norms such as those proposed by moral foundations theory. I identify several dimensions along which norms have been and could usefully be categorized. I discuss some of the most prominent norm categorization proposals and the aims of these existing categorization schemes. I propose that we take a pluralistic approach toward categorizing norms: Depending on our goals, it may be useful to focus on different features of norms, and as a result, it will be useful to categorize norms in multiple ways.

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“…Of course, later studies questioned such a conclusion (e.g., Haidt et al 1993;Kelly et al 2007;Shweder, et al 1997). And it seems that the gist of all criticism is due to (1) -the requirement that, among other things, a genuine moral judgment should involve the concepts of harm and/or injustice (for a more recent debate about the morality of harm and injustice see Kelly et al 2007, Sousa 2009Sousa et al 2010;Sousa and Piazza 2014;Stich et al 2009;Quintelier et al 2012). What is important to note here, however, is the fact that (1) refers to the normative content (as it was mentioned in introduction), whereas…”

Section: Turiel's Moral-conventional Distinctionmentioning

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Moralės Srities Apibrėžimai Moralės Psichologijoje

Berniūnas

2015

PRB

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Straipsnio tikslas yra apžvelgti šiuolaikinę moralės psichologijos literatūrą, kurioje yra aptariama moralės sritis. Šiuo metu psichologai nesutaria, kaip geriau apibrėžti moralės terminą ir kaip atskirti moralinę nuo nemoralinės normatyvinės srities. Šiais klausimais yra kelios prieštaraujančios pozicijos: psichologas Elliotas Turielis teigia, kad moralės pagrindą sudaro žalos ir teisingumo sąvokos, o monistai bando suvesti visą moralę tik į vieną – arba žalą, arba teisingumą. Galiausiai pliuralistai išskiria bent penkis moralės pagrindus. Straipsnis apžvelgs šias pozicijas ir pasiūlys galimus šių pozicijų teorinio pagrįstumo tikrinimo būdus.

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The case of the drunken sailor: On the generalisable wrongness of harmful transgressions

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Two of a kind: Are norms of honor a species of morality?

Two of a kind: Are norms of honor a species of morality?

Kinds of norms

Moralės Srities Apibrėžimai Moralės Psichologijoje

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