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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0"> <title>PEA Soup</title> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/atom.xml" /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-41348</id> <updated>2016-09-15T08:00:10-04:00</updated> <subtitle>A blog dedicated to philosophy, ethics, and academia</subtitle> <generator uri="http://www.typepad.com/">TypePad</generator><entry> <title>Soup has moved and improved!!!</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/soup-has-moved-and-improved.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/soup-has-moved-and-improved.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201b7c8935f24970b</id> <published>2016-09-15T08:00:10-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-15T08:00:10-04:00</updated> <summary>This will be the last post on Old PEA Soup. Be hip and with it and come migrate with us and read about the exciting changes here.</summary> <author> <name>David Sobel</name> </author> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This will be the last post on Old PEA Soup. Be hip and with it and come migrate with us and read about the exciting changes <a href="http://www.peasoup.us">here</a>.</p></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>Big Changes Afoot...</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/big-changes-afoot.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/big-changes-afoot.html" thr:count="1" thr:updated="2016-09-12T20:08:45-04:00" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201bb09358dcb970d</id> <published>2016-09-12T03:04:40-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-12T03:04:40-04:00</updated> <summary>PEA Soup is switching platforms this week, with a big media push coming. As a result, it might be best for folks to hold off on posting anything till the move is complete. More soon....</summary> <author> <name>David Shoemaker</name> </author> <category term="News and Events" /> <category term="Posts by David Shoemaker" /> <category term="Posts by David Sobel" /> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>PEA Soup is switching platforms this week, with a big media push coming. As a result, it might be best for folks to hold off on posting anything till the move is complete. </p><p>More soon....</p></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>CEPPA's New Webpage</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/ceppas-new-webpage.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/ceppas-new-webpage.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201b7c891a0b6970b</id> <published>2016-09-10T15:09:46-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-10T15:09:46-04:00</updated> <summary>I'm pleased to announce that the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) at St Andrews University now has a new website: http://ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ In particular, check out our projects on: - Effective Altruism - Knowledge, Democracy, and Public Discourse...</summary> <author> <name>David Sobel</name> </author> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div>I'm pleased to announce that the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) at St Andrews University now has a new website:  <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/&source=gmail&ust=1473620895856000&usg=AFQjCNGSR-vG3RIXgJJR8umQsHL7EusQxA" href="http://ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/" target="_blank">http://ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac<wbr />.uk/</a></div><div><p>In particular, check out our projects on:</p><p>- Effective Altruism<br />- Knowledge, Democracy, and Public Discourse<br />- Philosophy and Education<br />- Virtue and Character<br />- Human Rights</p><p>Please send me an email (<a href="mailto:tgp4@st-andrews.ac.uk" target="_blank">tgp4@st-andrews.ac.uk</a>) if you're interested in collaborating with us or participating in any events!</p></div></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>CFP: The Future of Work, Automation, and a Basic Income</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/cfp-the-future-of-work-automation-and-a-basic-income.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/cfp-the-future-of-work-automation-and-a-basic-income.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201b7c891a001970b</id> <published>2016-09-10T14:54:53-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-11T20:20:20-04:00</updated> <summary>Call for Abstracts The Bowling Green Workshop in Applied Ethics and Public Policy The Future of Work, Automation, and a Basic Income April 7-8, 2017 Invited Speakers include: Matt Zwolinski (USD) and Evelyn Forget (Manitoba) Those interested in presenting a...</summary> <author> <name>Kevin Vallier</name> </author> <category term="Academia" /> <category term="News and Events" /> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong>Call for Abstracts</strong></p><p>The Bowling Green Workshop in Applied Ethics and Public Policy</p><p><em>The Future of Work, Automation, and a Basic Income</em></p><p>April 7-8, 2017</p><p>Invited Speakers include: Matt Zwolinski (USD) and Evelyn Forget (Manitoba)</p><p>Those interested in presenting a paper are invited to submit a 2-3 page abstract (double-spaced) by Dec. 1, 2016. Papers need not address each element of the workshop theme.  We are casting a wide net, and encourage thinking broadly about the theme.</p><p>Only one submission per person is permitted. Abstracts will be evaluated by a program committee and decisions will be made by the end of January, 2017.</p><p>Please submit abstract to Irene Harris (<a href="mailto:iharris@bgsu.edu)">iharris@bgsu.edu)</a>.</p><p>Information about previous workshops is available at the workshop website: <a href="http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/philosophy/workshops-and-conferences/policing-and-prisons.html">http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/philosophy/workshops-and-conferences/policing-and-prisons.html</a>. Information about the 2017 workshop will be posted soon.</p></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>Open Letter Regarding Compensation for Bone Marrow Cell Donation</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/open-letter-regarding-compensation-for-bone-marrow-cell-donation.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/open-letter-regarding-compensation-for-bone-marrow-cell-donation.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201bb09340353970d</id> <published>2016-09-07T17:08:59-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-07T17:08:59-04:00</updated> <summary>I hope the Soupers won't mind a bit of public philosophy! http://donationethics.com Arguably, the jury is still out regarding the ethics of compensation for organ donation (and even more so for allowing organ purchase). Legally speaking, in the United States...</summary> <author> <name>David Faraci</name> </author> <category term="Applied Ethics" /> <category term="Current Affairs" /> <category term="Posts by David Faraci" /> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I hope the Soupers won't mind a bit of public philosophy! <a href="http://donationethics.com" target="_blank">http://donationethics.com</a></p><p>Arguably, the jury is still out regarding the ethics of compensation for organ donation (and even more so for allowing organ purchase). Legally speaking, in the United States such compensation is outlawed under 1984's National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA). New technology has recently altered the relevant legal landscape. It is now possible to collect bone marrow stem cells for transplantation, not through the traditional, invasive procedure of inserting a needle into the donor's marrow itself, but by giving the donor a drug that stimulates and releases stem cells into the surrounding blood, where it can be collected through something akin to a traditional blood donation procedure ("aphoresis") . In <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16089424837601843690&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr" target="_blank">Flynn v. Holder</a>, it was ruled that given this procedure's similarity to blood and plasma donation, for which compensation is legal, NOTA does not apply. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/document?D=HRSA_FRDOC_0001-0115" target="_blank">proposing an amendment</a> to NOTA that would effectively prohibit compensation for donation through aphoresis. My friend and colleague, <a href="http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/pj87/" target="_blank">Peter Jaworski</a>, has written an open letter (with input from myself and others) to HHS opposing this amendment. He, myself, and the others who signed the letter agree that there is no legitimate ethical basis for the amendment. Importantly, I think even many of those who are wary of compensation for organ donation generally should share this view. Most if not all of the ethical concerns that attach to (e.g.) kidney markets simply do not apply here. </p><p>Peter is inviting other ethicists to sign the letter. If you're interested, please check out <a href="http://donationethics.com" target="_blank">the website</a> (which I'm managing). If you'd like to add your name, you can contact Peter or myself. And, of course, comments are welcome, here or via email.</p></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>Intuitive Expertise -- X-Phi Results</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/intuitive-expertise-x-phi-results.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/intuitive-expertise-x-phi-results.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201b7c89051b5970b</id> <published>2016-09-07T04:54:12-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-07T04:54:12-04:00</updated> <summary>Over at the X-Phi Blog.</summary> <author> <name>David Shoemaker</name> </author> <category term="Moral Psychology" /> <category term="News and Events" /> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Over at the <a href="http://philosophycommons.typepad.com/xphi/2016/09/intuitive-expertise-and-irrelevant-options.html">X-Phi Blog</a>.</p></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>CfP: Philosophy's Practical Turn</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/cfp-philosophys-practical-turn.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/cfp-philosophys-practical-turn.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201bb09338036970d</id> <published>2016-09-06T12:14:04-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-06T12:14:04-04:00</updated> <summary>The Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities (YJLH) is seeking full submissions for a symposium section of the Spring 2017 issue. The journal seeks submissions that employ methods of philosophy (broadly construed) to investigate practical legal issues. We hope...</summary> <author> <name>David Shoemaker</name> </author> <category term="News and Events" /> <category term="Posts by David Shoemaker" /> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The <a href="https://www.law.yale.edu/student-life/student-journals-and-publications/yale-journal-law-humanities">Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities</a> (YJLH) is seeking full submissions for a symposium section of the Spring 2017 issue. The journal seeks submissions that employ methods of philosophy (broadly construed) to investigate practical legal issues. We hope to publish articles representative of an array of philosophical traditions and contemporary issues. The special section aims to exemplify how philosophical approaches and insights provide distinctive and significant contributions to practical legal debates.</p>Example topics include:<ul><li>Bioethics, biolaw, and technology</li><li>Feminist philosophy of law</li><li>Law and philosophy of race, gender, sexuality</li><li>Mass incarceration and prisons</li><li>Neuroscience, law, and philosophy </li><li>Philosophical analyses of legal evidence or standards of proof</li><li>Philosophy of disability and the law</li><li>Practical just war theory and philosophy of war</li><li>Topics in practical ethics (e.g. abortion, capital punishment) with a legal-philosophical angle</li></ul><p>Please submit papers prepared for anonymous review to yjlh@yale.edu by <strong>December 31, 2016</strong>. If it would be useful to receive informal feedback on the appropriateness of a proposed topic, feel free to email kevin.tobia@yale.edu.</p><p>We also aim to accept and publish standard submissions for Volume 29(2) (in addition to articles chosen for the special section of the issue). Please send regular submissions to <a href="mailto:yjlh@yale.edu">yjlh@yale.edu</a>.</p></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>Populus: A Hopefully-Soon-to-Be Journal with Crowd-Sourced Peer Review</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/populus-a-hopefully-soon-to-be-journal-with-crowd-sourced-peer-review.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/09/populus-a-hopefully-soon-to-be-journal-with-crowd-sourced-peer-review.html" thr:count="4" thr:updated="2016-09-06T23:03:45-04:00" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201b8d21972d9970c</id> <published>2016-09-05T14:50:05-04:00</published> <updated>2016-09-05T14:50:05-04:00</updated> <summary>As has been widely discussed both here (at least a couple of times) and elsewhere, there are numerous problems with traditional publishing models. Some of these have been admirably addressed by the move to open access journals like Philosophers' Imprint...</summary> <author> <name>David Faraci</name> </author> <category term="Posts by David Faraci" /> <category term="The Profession" /> <category term="Web/Tech" /> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>As has been widely discussed both here (at least a <a href="http://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2015/05/an-alternative-to-journals.html" target="_blank">couple</a> of <a href="http://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2013/09/we-need-to-be-better-with-anonymous-refereeing.html" target="_blank">times</a>) and elsewhere, there are numerous problems with traditional publishing models. Some of these have been admirably addressed by the move to open access journals like <a href="http://www.philosophersimprint.org/" target="_blank">Philosophers' Imprint</a> and <a href="http://www.ergophiljournal.org/" target="_blank">Ergo</a>. For the most part, however, these journals have simply exported the traditional publishing process to the Internet. I think it's time we try something genuinely new. To that end, I've put together a prospectus for a new project, <strong><a href="http://davidfaraci.com/populus" target="_blank">Populus</a></strong>, that will be both a curated archive (think (the non-horrific parts of) <a href="http://reddit.com" target="_blank">Reddit</a> meets <a href="http://philpapers.org/" target="_blank">PhilPapers</a>) and a philosophy journal with an experimental crowd-source peer review process. I am coming to you, Soupers, because:</p><ul><li>I'm looking for feedback on the project itself and/or its expression through the prospectus. </li><li>I'm hoping those of you who support the project, or at least think it's worth a go, will help me spread the word.</li><li>I'm looking for help.<ul><li>I'd like to put together an editorial board whose association with the project will boost its credibility. I anticipate this' requiring little actual work. If you are a famous person who likes my idea and would like to get on board, that would be great.</li><li>This project will likely require some funding. I'm looking for suggestions for sources.</li><li>I need people with web development or other relevant technical experience who would like to donate (or, if we get funding, be paid for) their time. </li><li>I'm looking for people who want to help or get involved in any other way, especially ones with the general entrepreneurial skills I lack. </li></ul></li></ul><p>Here that's link one more time: <strong><a href="http://davidfaraci.com/populus" target="_blank">Populus Prospectus</a></strong></p></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>Two options for displaced/refugee academics holding a PhD</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/08/two-options-for-displacedrefugee-academics-holding-a-phd.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/08/two-options-for-displacedrefugee-academics-holding-a-phd.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201b8d216ca99970c</id> <published>2016-08-29T08:24:47-04:00</published> <updated>2016-08-29T08:24:47-04:00</updated> <summary>The University of Konstanz currently offers two options for displaced researchers/ refugees (holding a PhD). (1) At the Zukunftskolleg we will offer up to three Zukunftskolleg Bridge Fellowships for Displaced Researchers (any discipline represented at the University of Konstanz). The...</summary> <author> <name>David Sobel</name> </author> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span lang="EN-US">The University of Konstanz currently offers two options for displaced researchers/ refugees (holding a PhD). <u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">(1) At the Zukunftskolleg we will offer up to three Zukunftskolleg Bridge Fellowships for Displaced Researchers (any discipline represented at the University of Konstanz). The positions are available as soon as <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_140454926" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">1 December 2016</span></span> for a maximum of nine months.  Deadline for the applications is <u><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_140454927" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">15 September 2016</span></span></u>. Please find the job offer attached. We also welcome researcher outside of Germany to apply. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">(2) The Philipp Schwartz Initiative by the Humboldt Foundation provides universities and research institutions in Germany with the means to host threatened foreign researchers for a period of 24 months on a fully funded research fellowship. (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/philipp-schwartz-initiative-en.html&source=gmail&ust=1472559600458000&usg=AFQjCNE-8FxlLPPGiMS-u3X_vCGWUJXDuQ" href="https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/philipp-schwartz-initiative-en.html" target="_blank">https://www.humboldt-<wbr />foundation.de/web/philipp-<wbr />schwartz-initiative-en.html</a>) Applications are collected and jointly organized by the Welcome Center. If you have any researcher in mind, please inform the Welcome Center (Johannes Dingler<a href="mailto:Johannes.Dingler@uni-konstanz.de" target="_blank">Johannes.Dingler@uni-konstanz.<wbr />de</a>) by <u><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_140454928" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">19 September 2016</span></span></u> so the application can be dealt with within the university before it is passed on to the Humboldt foundation. Deadline for applications is 14 October 2016. Please note: candidates can not apply individually but only through the host organization, i.e. the University of Konstanz.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">In both cases you can also contact the Back Office. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p>Best,<u></u><u></u></p><p>Daniela<u></u><u></u></p><pre>-- Dr. Daniela KromreyProgramme Director for InternationalizationZukunftskollegP.O. Box 216Office Y 320Universität Konstanz78457 Konstanz Tel. <a href="tel:%2B%2B%2049%207531%2088%205686" target="_blank" value="+497531885686">++ 49 7531 88 5686</a>Fax. <a href="tel:%2B%2B%2049%207531%2088%204829" target="_blank" value="+497531884829">++ 49 7531 88 4829</a><a href="mailto:Daniela.Kromrey@uni-konstanz.de" target="_blank">Daniela.Kromrey@uni-konstanz.<wbr />de</a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskolleg&source=gmail&ust=1472559600458000&usg=AFQjCNGcukMQ3MDdUpaTaHuAkyljFoPdrw" href="http://www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskolleg" target="_blank">http://www.uni-konstanz.de/<wbr />zukunftskolleg</a></pre></div></content> </entry><entry> <title>What does the experimental evidence actually say about the stability of moral intuitions?</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/08/suppose-you-are-sitting-at-yourdesk-reflecting-on-a-moral-question-now-suppose-that-as-you-are-reflecting-on-this-question.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2016/08/suppose-you-are-sitting-at-yourdesk-reflecting-on-a-moral-question-now-suppose-that-as-you-are-reflecting-on-this-question.html" thr:count="23" thr:updated="2016-08-25T23:37:09-04:00" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452b89569e201b8d213a8c7970c</id> <published>2016-08-21T14:21:30-04:00</published> <updated>2016-08-21T14:21:30-04:00</updated> <summary>Suppose you are sitting at your desk, reflecting on a moral question. Now suppose that as you are reflecting on this question, you happen to be looking around at a somewhat disgusting scene. Perhaps there is a half-eaten apple on...</summary> <author> <name>Joshua Knobe</name> </author> <category term="Experimental Philosophy" /> <content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="https://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Suppose you are sitting at your desk, reflecting on a moral question. Now suppose that as you are reflecting on this question, you happen to be looking around at a somewhat disgusting scene. Perhaps there is a half-eaten apple on the desk, or a bad smell in the room, or maybe you just didn't have an opportunity to wash your hands. </p><div>I sometimes encounter the claim that experimental studies have shown that people's moral intuitions can be pushed around in surprising ways by subtle situational factors like these. It is then sometimes suggested that philosophers need to think more about the deeper philosophical implications of this kind of 'instability' in our moral intuitions.</div><div> </div><div>This claim strikes me as a serious misrepresentation of the present state of the empirical literature. In fact, it might be more accurate to say that existing studies provide evidence that these factors <em>do not</em> influence people's moral intuitions. At the very least, it would be hard to deny that a whole bunch of recent studies suggest that people's moral intuitions are surprisingly stable. </div> <div> </div><div>As many of you know, one of the most important things going on in psychology these days is the attempt to replicate certain widely-known existing findings. Work in social psychology has led to numerous findings that showed a certain cuteness/flashiness/clickbaitiness. Many of these findings have become highly influential within philosophy. However, in a number of cases, more careful systematic work over the past few years has shown that these findings consistently fail to replicate. It is now widely thought that many of these supposed effects actually don't exist at all, and that the original findings were instead the result of publication bias or questionable research practices.</div><div> </div><div>Many researchers now hold precisely this view about the findings philosophers sometimes invoke to demonstrate the instability of moral intuitions. More specifically, a series of early studies in social psychology were taken to show that people's moral intuitions could be affected by incidental manipulations of disgust. This work got a lot of attention, and it was widely seen as a challenge to a certain methodology in moral philosophy. But follow-up work now seems to suggest that this effect doesn't actually exist. I worry that this more recent work is not sufficiently well-known in philosophy, but it strikes me as very important and worth examining.</div><div> </div><div>First, a <a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/45/3/209.html">direct replication </a>found no effect of cleanliness on moral judgment. Second, an influential <a href="http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1129&context=neuroethics_pubs">meta-analysis</a> indicates that, after correcting for publication bias, there is no significant effect of incidental manipulations of disgust on moral judgments. Third, a <a href="http://spp.sagepub.com/content/7/7/640.short">recent study</a> checked for moderation with an enormous sample size and, again, found no effect at all.</div><div> </div><div>These results are truly surprising. Naively, prior to reading any empirical work, I would have assumed that making people feel more disgusted would change their moral judgments. These studies suggest that this naive understanding is mistaken. People's moral intuitions are more stable than one would have thought.</div><div> </div><div>Of course, it would be possible for philosophers to challenge this experimental evidence, and I would be very interested to hear such challenges However, what we should absolutely not do is to simply ignore it. That is to say, it would definitely be a big mistake for us to continue writing metaphilosophical papers on the implications of empirical results suggesting that moral intuitions are less stable than one would have thought without engaging with the evidence suggesting that moral intuitions are actually <em>more</em> stable than one would have thought.</div><div> </div><div>[Cross-posted at <a href="http://philosophycommons.typepad.com/xphi/2016/08/moral-intuitions-are-shockingly-unaffected-by-manipulations-of-emotion.html">Experimental Philosophy</a>. A whole series of recent experimental philosophy studies suggest that people's intuitions are surprisingly stable and invariant across demographic groups. For another recent example, see <a href="http://philosophycommons.typepad.com/xphi/2016/07/epistemic-intuitions-are-shockingly-robust-across-cultural-differences.html">here</a>.]</div></div></content> </entry> </feed> <!-- ph=1 --> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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