This paper examines how moral rules form in the process of social learning in order to analyze the relationship between legal rules and moral rules. Members of society learn morality from the observed behavior of other members. Their incentive to act morally is influenced by their expectation of other members’ moral behavior. The moral standards of a society are built on the outcomes of such in...

In order to help understand adherence to moral standards and the force of intrinsic motivation, we present an in…nite-horizon optimization model where an individual receives random temptations (such as bribe o¤ers) and must decide which to resist. Temptations yield consumption value, but keeping a good self-image (a high belief of being the type of person that resists) yields self-esteem. Becau...

The aim of this work is to provide a logical analysis of moral agency. Although this concept has been extensively studied in social philosophy and in social sciences, it has been far less studied in the field of deontic logic and multi-agent systems (MASs). We discuss different aspects of moral agency such as the distinction between desires and moral values and the concept of moral agent. All t...

Abstract In this article, we focus on the attribution of moral responsibility for actions autonomous weapons systems (AWS). To do so, suggest that gap can be closed if human agents take meaningful AWS. This is a attributed to individuals in justified and fair way which accepted by as an assessment their own character. We argue that, given unpredictability AWS, responsibly only discharged who ar...

Abstract In this article, we examine how group identity and protection of interests shape morality judgments. We argue that actions serving ingroup are more likely to be judged as moral (or less immoral) than the same do not serve interests. However, group-interest bias should especially strong among those high in collective narcissism—a defensive belief greatness is appreciated by others. Stud...

What decisions should we make? Moral values, rules, and virtues provide standards for morally acceptable decisions, without prescribing how we should reach them. However, moral theories do assume that we are, at least in principle, capable of making the right decisions. Consequently, an empirical investigation of the methods and resources we use for making moral decisions becomes relevant. We c...

Traditional theories of moral development emphasize the role of controlled cognition in mature moral judgment, while a more recent trend emphasizes intuitive and emotional processes. Here we test a dual-process theory synthesizing these perspectives. More specifically, our theory associates utilitarian moral judgment (approving of harmful actions that maximize good consequences) with controlled...