Trolley-like dilemmas are other cases of what Bermúdez refers to as (conscious) quasi-cyclical preferences. In these dilemmas, identical outcomes are obtained through morally non-identical actions. I will argue that morality is the context where descriptive invariance and ecological relevance may be crucially distinguished. Logically irrational moral choices in the short term may promote greater social benefits in the longer term.
The ecological benefits of being irrationally moral / Sirgiovanni, Elisabetta. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 1469-1825. - (2022). [10.1017/S0140525X2200098X]
The ecological benefits of being irrationally moral
Elisabetta Sirgiovanni
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2022
Abstract
Trolley-like dilemmas are other cases of what Bermúdez refers to as (conscious) quasi-cyclical preferences. In these dilemmas, identical outcomes are obtained through morally non-identical actions. I will argue that morality is the context where descriptive invariance and ecological relevance may be crucially distinguished. Logically irrational moral choices in the short term may promote greater social benefits in the longer term.File allegati a questo prodotto
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