Force dynamics as a basis for moral intuitions (PSYNDEXshort)
Force dynamics as a basis for moral intuitions (PSYNDEXshort)People seamlessly generate moral intuitions about a wide range of events they observe, but to date the cognitive processes underlying this competency are poorly understood. We propose that our moral intuitions are grounded in force-dynamic intuitions. We show how the evaluation of entities engaged in schematized interactions can be predicted from specific force-dynamic properties of those interactions, and we point out how these evaluative tendencies relate to our moral norm of not interfering with others' interests.https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/cognition/publications/nagelwaldmann2012https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/@@site-logo/university-of-goettingen-logo.svg
Jonas Nagel and Michael Waldmann (2012)
Force dynamics as a basis for moral intuitions (PSYNDEXshort)
In: False, ed. . Cognitive Science Society
People seamlessly generate moral intuitions about a wide range of events they observe, but to date the cognitive processes underlying this competency are poorly understood. We propose that our moral intuitions are grounded in force-dynamic intuitions. We show how the evaluation of entities engaged in schematized interactions can be predicted from specific force-dynamic properties of those interactions, and we point out how these evaluative tendencies relate to our moral norm of not interfering with others' interests.
