Reduced empathic concern leads to utilitarian moral judgments in trait alexithymia

Recent research with moral dilemmas supports dual-process model of moral decision making. This model posits two different paths via which people can endorse utilitarian solution that requires personally harming someone in order to achieve the greater good (e.g., killing one to save five people): (i)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patil, Indrajeet, Silani, Giorgia
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033264/