1st Edition

Moralistics and Psychomoralistics A Unified Cognitive Science of Moral Intuition

By Graham Wood Copyright 2022
94 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

94 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

94 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book brings together three distinct research programmes in moral psychology – Moral Foundations Theory, Cognitive Adaptations for Social Exchange, and the Linguistic Analogy in Moral Psychology – and shows that they can be combined to create a unified cognitive science of moral intuition. The book assumes evolution has furnished the human mind with two types of judgement: intuitive and... Read more

1. The project and its theoretical framework 2. Unifying cognitive science of moral intuition 3. Introducing Moralistics and Psychomoralistics

Biography

Graham Wood is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Tasmania, Australia. His research examines the relationship between human values and a scientific understanding of the human condition and draws on insights from moral philosophy, moral psychology, evolutionary psychology, and cognitive science.

"Overall, Moralistics and Psychomoralistics is a welcome addition to the field, generating new lines of inquiry for those working within moral psychology, and in particular within nativist frameworks. The contributions Wood offers to the topic are thought-provoking and provide a fresh perspective that has the potential to re-invigorate nativist theorising in moral psychology. Wood’s book offers significant contributions to the field, although it leaves room for further exploration and development. Future work in the study of moral cognition could benefit greatly from engaging with Wood’s ideas and building upon the framework proposed in this book."      

          -Harriet Ivison, Department of Philosophy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom