Moral psychology
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Moral psychology is the study of morality in its psychological dimensions. Inherent to any moral theory are sets of beliefs regarding action and agency; moral psychology sets out to clarify these beliefs.
The subjects covered by moral psychology include:
- Identity
- Moral commitment
- Human character
- Ethical temperament
- Standards of evaluation for moral action
- Moral luck
- Standards of personal moral success
- The structure of action
- Perceived causes and events of moral action
- The role of emotions in morality
- The faculties of the mind involved in moral decision
- The interaction of those faculties and the emotions
- Rationality in moral matters
- Moral judgement
- The relationship between ethics and moral action
- The means by which moral agents understand each other
