Project

A philosophy of mind perspective on mindreading and morality

Code
01P04307
Duration
01 October 2007 → 01 October 2008
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Philosophy
    • Ethics
    • Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified
Keywords
mindreading moral cognition moral emotions
 
Project description

I investigate the specific role that mindreading plays in our moral cognition. To what extent do individual differences in mindreading influence our moral cognition (first objective)? To what extent do mindreading deficits contribute to moral deficits (second objective)? I will address potential shortcomings in the current philosophy of mind debate on mindreading and morality (third objective).