ADAM SMITH AND THE MODERN SCIENCE OF ETHICS
Third-party decision-makers, or <italic>spectators</italic>, have emerged as a useful empirical tool in modern social science research on moral motivation. Spectators of a sort also serve a central role in Adam Smith's moral theory. This paper compares these two types of spectatorship with respect to their goals, methodologies, visions of human nature and emphasis on moral rules. I find important similarities and differences and conclude that this comparison suggests significant opportunities for philosophical ethics to inform empirical and theoretical research on moral preferences and vice versa.
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2012
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Authors: | Konow, James |
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Economics and Philosophy. - Cambridge University Press. - Vol. 28.2012, 03, p. 333-362
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Cambridge University Press |
Description of contents: | Abstract [journals.cambridge.org] |
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