PHIL 150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Kantianism, Phineas Gage, Gossip
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Moral sense: a felt, bodied sense that helps us navigate the world. A capacity to distinguish between kind and cruel. Darwin thought morality was motivated by social instinct and to keep social connections. Children make distinctions by auditory not visual. Babies cry when they hear other babies cry. Empathy happens when we decenter our ego and allow ourselves to connect to others. Recognize feelings in others helps recognize feelings in yourself. Gives us new ways to be cruel. We can enjoy the suffering of others ( them ) Empathy is not usually extended to strangers. When we see distress in others we turn away. Children prefer everyone gets the same amount. Bias for equality or inequality aversion (shows up at 2 years old) Disadvantages inequality aversion is first to show up. Someone who has a lot shouldn"t get more. Someone who has 3 and gives 2 is perceived as nicer than someone who has 10 and gave.
