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Project

A philosophical anthropological inquiry into the role of self-awareness and empathy in the origin and evolution of morality.
Code
01J00710
Duration
01 May 2010 → 28 February 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities
    • Philosophy
    • Ethics
    • Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified
  • Social sciences
    • Social psychology
Keywords
self-awareness morality mindreading altruism empathy
 
Project description

The present project aims at the construction of a philosophical anthropological and moral scientif model on the role of self-awareness and self-awareness based empathy or mindreading in the origin and evolution of morality. Our objective is a refinement and foundation of the current perspective in moral philosophy on the role of self-awareness in morality, by insights and research results in modern moral psychology and evolutionary psychology.