Cautiously Optimistic Rationalism May Not Be Cautious Enough

Justin F Landy

doi:10.1017/S0140525X18002613

Cautiously Optimistic Rationalism May Not Be Cautious Enough

Justin F Landy

College of Psychology

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Abstract

May expresses optimism about the source, content, and consequences of moral judgments. However, even if we are optimistic about their source (i.e., reasoning), some pessimism is warranted about their content, and therefore their consequences. Good reasoners can attain moral knowledge, but evidence suggests that most people are not good reasoners, which implies that most people do not attain moral knowledge.

Original language	American English
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X18002613
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

caution
moral judgments
moral knowledge
optimism
pessimism
reasoning

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Psychology

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Cautiously Optimistic Rationalism May Not Be Cautious Enough

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