Moral Thinking, Fast and Slow
By Hanno Sauer
In September the book Moral Thinking, Fast and Slow by Dr Hanno Sauer (Philosophy) was published by Routledge.
In recent research, dual-process theories of cognition have been the primary model for explaining moral judgment and reasoning. These theories understand moral thinking in terms of two separate domains: one deliberate and analytic, the other quick and instinctive.
new theory of the philosophy and cognitive science of moral judgment
This book presents a new theory of the philosophy and cognitive science of moral judgment. Hanno Sauer develops and defends an account of "triple-process" moral psychology, arguing that moral thinking and reasoning are only insufficiently understood when described in terms of a quick but intuitive and a slow but rational type of cognition. This approach severely underestimates the importance and impact of dispositions to initiate and engage in critical thinking – the cognitive resource in charge of counteracting my-side bias, closed-mindedness, dogmatism, and breakdowns of self-control. Moral cognition is based, not on emotion and reason, but on an integrated network of intuitive, algorithmic and reflective thinking.
- Title: Moral Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Author: Hanno Sauer
- Publisher: Routledge
- ASIN: B07H474XXY
institutions for open societies
Hanno Sauer is a philosopher, and also connected to Institutions for Open Societies - an interdisciplinary research area of Utrecht University focused on the development and expansion of healthy open societies everywhere.