Switching Away from Utilitarianism: The Limited Role of Utility Calculations in Moral Judgment.

Our moral motivations might include a drive towards maximizing overall welfare, consistent with an ethical theory called "utilitarianism." However, people show non-utilitarian judgments in domains as diverse as healthcare decisions, income distributions, and penal laws. Rather than these b...

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Main Authors: Mark Sheskin, Nicolas Baumard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4978433?pdf=render