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Episode 002 - Hallvard Lillehammer on Trolley Problems and the Nature of Ethical Intuitions

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Exploring the Influence of Emotions on Moral Judgments

This chapter delves into how emotional reactions can shape our moral judgments before rationalization kicks in. It discusses experiments, such as one on the incest taboo, that reveal how people rationalize moral stances based on emotions rather than rational reasoning, emphasizing the significance of understanding the causal history of judgments in situations where manipulation or deception may occur.

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