Moral Intuition versus Moral Reasoning in the Brain
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Humans express complex moral behaviour, from altruism to antisocial acts. The investigation of the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying our moral minds is of profound importance for understanding these behaviours. By reviewing recent findings in cognitive and moral neuroscience, along with other relevant areas of research, the current study aims to: (1) Investigate the neural correlates of moral intuition and moral reasoning, and see how these two systems relate to moral judgement and moral behaviour. (2) Examine how the moral intuitive system and the moral reasoning system relate to one another. Neuroscientific evidence suggests that these two systems are supported by different areas in the brain. While their relationship is argued to be both sequential, integrative and competitive, evidence indicates that the moral reasoning system primarily functions as a post hoc rationalization of our intuitive-driven judgements and behaviours. While our moral intuitive system motivates kin altruism, both moral intuition and moral reasoning serve to uphold reciprocal altruism. Keywords: Morality, Moral Intuition, Moral Reasoning, Moral Judgement, Moral Behaviour. MORAL INTUITION VERSUS MORAL REASONING IN THE BRAIN 3
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