Sympathy, Discernment, and Reasons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10347124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Garrett Cullity (0000-0003-4847-4304, The University of Adelaide, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-62 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8205 • E-ISSN: 1933-1592 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2004.tb00325.x |
| OpenAlex | W2040249283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
According to “the argument from discernment”, sympathetic motivation is morally faulty, because it is morally undiscriminating. Sympathy can incline you to do the right thing, but it can also incline you to do the wrong thing. And if so, it is no better as a reason for doing something than any other morally arbitrary consideration. The only truly morally good form of motivation–because the only morally non‐arbitrary one–involves treating an action's lightness as your reason for performing it. This paper attacks the argument from discernment and argues against its conclusion
Action (physics · Argument (complex analysis · Discernment · Dismissal · Epistemology · Lightness · Political science · Sympathy · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |