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276The epistemic value of intuitive moral judgementsPhilosophical Explorations 13 (2): 113-128. 2010.In this article, I discuss whether intuitive moral judgements have epistemic value. Are they mere expressions of irrational feelings that should be disregarded or should they be taken seriously? In section 2, I discuss the view of some social psychologists that moral intuitions are, like other social intuitions, under certain conditions more reliable than conscious deliberative judgements. In sections 3 and 4, I examine whether intuitive moral judgements can be said not to need inferential justi…Read more
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11Moral Intuitions, Moral Expertise and Moral Reasoning1Journal of Philosophy of Education 43 (4): 597-613. 2009.In this article I examine the consequences of the dominance of intuitive thinking in moral judging and deciding for the role of moral reasoning in moral education. I argue that evidence for the reliability of moral intuitions is lacking. We cannot determine when we can trust our intuitive moral judgements. Deliberate and critical reasoning is needed, but it cannot replace intuitive thinking. Following Robin Hogarth, I argue that intuitive judgements can be improved. The expertise model for moral…Read more
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1Empirische Ethik, Kontextsensitivität und KontextualismusIn Nikola Biller-Andorno, Settimio Monteverde, Tanja Krones & Tobias Eichinger (eds.), Medizinethik, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. pp. 41-70. 2021.Albert W. Musschenga ist ein niederländischer Philosoph, Prof. emeritus der Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, der sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten intensiv mit metaethischen und praktischen Fragestellungen der Ethik auseinandergesetzt hat. In dem 2005 erschienenen Aufsatz „Empirical Ethics, Context-Sensitivity, and Contextualism“ nimmt er sich einer zentralen internationalen Entwicklung an: der ‚empirischen Ethik‘, die insbesondere im Bereich der Medizinethik sichtbar und wirkmächtig geworden ist. De…Read more
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5Veit Bader, Secularism or Democracy? Associational Governance of Religious Diversity: Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2007, 386 pages, ISBN 978 90 5356 999 3, € 45 (review)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 12 (4): 441-444. 2009.
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |