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An empirical study of moral intuitions

Toward an evolutionary ethics

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ID6206218
AuthorsLewis Petrinovich (University of California, Riverside, corresponding author), Patricia O''Neill, Patricia O'Neill, Patricia O’Neill, Matthew Jorgensen, Matthew J Jorgensen (0000-0002-0977-6425)
Year1993
Volume64
Issue3
Pages467-478
Publication date1993-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.64.3.467
OpenAlexW4251563211
LanguageEN
Citations received56
References cited14

This study of moral intuitions used a questionnaire containing 2 moral dilemmas that were administered to university students. The dilemmas probed the underlying dimensions involved in moral intuitions. The results of both group- and individual-level analyses suggested that the most important dimensions were Speciesism, Abhorrent Political Philosophy (Nazism), and Inclusive Fitness, followed by Social Contract and Number of Individuals. The dimensions of Action-Inaction, Elite, and Endangered Species had significant but weak influences

Empirical research · Epistemology · Moral disengagement · Moral psychology · Moral reasoning · Normative ethics · Social cognitive theory of morality · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1,87
Citation span1996 - 2025 (30)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 50

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