Judging the morality of utilitarian actions: How poor utilitarian accessibility makes judges irrational
Is it acceptable and moral to sacrifice a few people’s lives to save many others? Research on moral dilemmas in psychology, experimental philosophy, and neuropsychology has shown that respondents judge utilitarian personal moral actions (footbridge dilemma) as less appropriate than equivalent utilit...
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Language: | English |
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Springer
2016
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Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33166/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33166/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33166/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33166/1/art%253A10.3758%252Fs13423-016-1029-2.pdf |