Moral Minds as n-Layer Organizations
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چکیده
The design of a moral decision apparatus is always associated with the appropriate definition of the set of qualities and virtues of an agent which emerge from their feelings and desires. But, there is much more elements along the process of moral judgement and there is no single linear sequence of effects. Therefore, a moral mind is a n-layer organization where the decision apparatus plays a central role.
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