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On properly characterizing moral agency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2018

Blaine J. Fowers ,
Austen R. Anderson  and
Samantha F. Lang
Blaine J. Fowers
Affiliation:
Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124. bfowers@miami.edu aanders8@yahoo.com samantha.lang718@gmail.com www.blainefowers.com
Austen R. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124. bfowers@miami.edu aanders8@yahoo.com samantha.lang718@gmail.com www.blainefowers.com
Samantha F. Lang
Affiliation:
Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124. bfowers@miami.edu aanders8@yahoo.com samantha.lang718@gmail.com www.blainefowers.com
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Abstract

Doris (2015b) develops a theory of moral agency to avoid a skeptical challenge arising from psychology studies indicating that (im)moral behavior is caused by trivial situational factors. His theory is flawed in attending only to situational influences on behavior and neglecting individual differences such as moral identity and virtue. A focus on individual differences in resilience to influence from trivial situational factors defangs the skeptical challenge and offers a better account of moral agency.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e43
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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