On Disgust and Moral Judgments: A Review
<p>While there is a continuing debate on whether cognitive or emotional mechanisms underlie moral judgments, recent studies have illustrated that emotions—particularly disgust—play a prominent role in moral reasoning. This review explores the role of disgust in moral judgments. I distinguish b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of European Psychology Students |
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| Online Access: | https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/295 |
| Summary: | <p>While there is a continuing debate on whether cognitive or emotional mechanisms underlie moral judgments, recent studies have illustrated that emotions—particularly disgust—play a prominent role in moral reasoning. This review explores the role of disgust in moral judgments. I distinguish between three relevant claims regarding its involvement in moral cognition and argue that the least appealing (i.e., disgust is just anger in disguise) is also the one with the least empirical support. </p> |
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| ISSN: | 2222-6931 |