Philosophers seem to show the same size framing effects and order effects as other people. So far, there hasn't been a lot of systematic study of how good philosophers actually are at moral reasoning. But you know, so far the data we've got doesn't suggest that they're much better than anyone else.
Special guest Eric Schwitzgebel joins David and Tamler to discuss the moral behavior (or lack thereof) of ethicists. Does moral reflection make us better people, or does it just give us better excuses to be immoral? Who's more right about human nature--Mencius or Xun Zi? What did Kant have against bastards and masturbating? Plus, we talk about jerks, robot cars, and killing baby Hitler. (Godwin's Law within 1:42--might be a new record for us).
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