Karolina Magdalena Prochownik
Biographic Data
| ID | 2305705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karolina Magdalena Prochownik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karolina Magdalena |
| FAMILY NAME | Prochownik |
| SIGNATURE | PROCHOWNIK K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ruhr University Bochum |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3244-914X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
With great(er) power comes great(er) responsibility: An intercultural investigation of the effect of social roles on moral responsibility attribution
This paper investigates the relevance of social roles and hierarchies for the attribution of blame and causation in five culturally different countries, namely China, Germany, Poland, the United Arabic Emirates, and the United States of America. We demonstrate that in all these countries, hierarchical differences between the social roles occupied by two agents and associated differences in duties to care for others affect how these two agents are…
“Big Gods” in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Cultural Evolution of Supernatural Protectors
According to the Big Gods Theory, religions with beliefs in moralizing supernatural agents were culturally selected because they enhanced in-group cooperation during intergroup competition and conflict (e.g. Norenzayan 2013). According to the supernatural punishment hypothesis (SPH), this was possible because such agents were culturally represented as punitive and wrathful (e.g. Shariff and Norenzayan 2011). These gods activated reputational conc…
The experimental philosophy of law: New ways, old questions, and how not to get lost
The experimental philosophy of law is a recent movement that aims to inform traditional debates in jurisprudence by conducting empirical research. This paper introduces and provides a systematic overview of the main lines of research in this field. It also covers the most important debates in the literature regarding the implications of these findings for the philosophy and theory of law. It argues that three challenges arise when addressing (old…
The Notion of “Identity Fusion” Raises More Questions Than It Answers. A commentary on Three Wishes for the World by Harvey Whitehouse
The experimental philosophy of law: New ways, old questions, and how not to get lost
The experimental philosophy of law is a recent movement that aims to inform traditional debates in jurisprudence by conducting empirical research. This paper introduces and provides a systematic overview of the main lines of research in this field. It also covers the most important debates in the literature regarding the implications of these findings for the philosophy and theory of law. It argues that three challenges arise when addressing (old…
The Notion of “Identity Fusion” Raises More Questions Than It Answers. A commentary on Three Wishes for the World by Harvey Whitehouse
The experimental philosophy of law: New ways, old questions, and how not to get lost
The experimental philosophy of law is a recent movement that aims to inform traditional debates in jurisprudence by conducting empirical research. This paper introduces and provides a systematic overview of the main lines of research in this field. It also covers the most important debates in the literature regarding the implications of these findings for the philosophy and theory of law. It argues that three challenges arise when addressing (old…
“Big Gods” in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Cultural Evolution of Supernatural Protectors
According to the Big Gods Theory, religions with beliefs in moralizing supernatural agents were culturally selected because they enhanced in-group cooperation during intergroup competition and conflict (e.g. Norenzayan 2013). According to the supernatural punishment hypothesis (SPH), this was possible because such agents were culturally represented as punitive and wrathful (e.g. Shariff and Norenzayan 2011). These gods activated reputational conc…
With great(er) power comes great(er) responsibility: An intercultural investigation of the effect of social roles on moral responsibility attribution
This paper investigates the relevance of social roles and hierarchies for the attribution of blame and causation in five culturally different countries, namely China, Germany, Poland, the United Arabic Emirates, and the United States of America. We demonstrate that in all these countries, hierarchical differences between the social roles occupied by two agents and associated differences in duties to care for others affect how these two agents are…
Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)