Emotions, imagination, and moral reasoning / edited by Robyn Langdon & Catriona Mackenzie.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Langdon, Robyn.
• Mackenzie, Catriona.

Series:

• Macquarie monographs in cognitive science.
• Macquarie monographs in cognitive science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Cognitive psychology.
• Emotions.
• Imagination.
• Reasoning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume brings together philosophical perspectives on emotions, imagination and moral reasoning with contributions from neuroscience, cognitive science, social psychology, personality theory, developmental psychology, and abnormal psychology.The book explores what we can learn about the role of emotions and imagination in moral reasoning from psychopathic adults in the general community, from young children, and adolescents with callous unemotional traits, and from normal child development. It discusses the implications for philosophical moral psychology of recent experimental wo

Contents:

• Cover; Emotions, Imagination, and Moral Reasoning; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Contributors; 1 Introduction: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives on Moral Cognition; Section I Morality, Empathetic Responsiveness, and the Multifaceted Nature of Empathy; 2 The Development of Moral Motivation at 6 Years of Age; 3 Revisiting the Role of Empathy in Childhood Pathways to Antisocial Behavior; 4 Fiction, Imagination, and Ethics; 5 Moral Reasoning and Psychopathic Tendencies in the General Community
• 6 Strange Moralities: Vicarious Emotion and Moral Emotions in Machiavellian and Psychopathic Personality Styles7 The Neurology of Morality; Section II Methodological and Philosophical Reflections on Experimental Moral Psychology; 8 Cognitive Enhancement and Intuitive Dualism: Testing a Possible Link; 9 Disgust and Moral Judgment; 10 Thick Concepts and Their Role in Moral Psychology; 11 Emotions, Reflection, and Moral Agency; 12 Living With One's Choices: Moral Reasoning In Vitro and In Vivo; 13 Are Intentionality Judgments Fundamentally Moral?
• 14 Co-reactive Attitudes and the Making of Moral Community15 Reflections on Emotions, Imagination, and Moral Reasoning: Toward an Integrated, Multidisciplinary Approach to Moral Cognition; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

• 1-136-63164-X
• 1-280-65999-8
• 9786613636928
• 1-136-63165-8
• 0-203-80313-2

OCLC:

798533309