‘Utilitarian’ judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas do not reflect impartial concern for the greater good

•‘Utilitarian’ judgments in moral dilemmas were associated with egocentric attitudes and less identification with humanity.•They were also associated with lenient views about clear moral transgressions.•‘Utilitarian’ judgments were not associated with views expressing impartial altruist concern for...

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Main Authors: Kahane, Guy, Everett, Jim A.C., Earp, Brian D., Farias, Miguel, Savulescu, Julian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4259516/