Mode of effective connectivity within a putative neural network differentiates moral cognitions related to care and justice ethics.

BACKGROUND: Moral sensitivity refers to the interpretive awareness of moral conflict and can be justice or care oriented. Justice ethics is associated primarily with human rights and the application of moral rules, whereas care ethics is related to human needs and a situational approach involving so...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Cáceda, G Andrew James, Timothy D Ely, John Snarey, Clinton D Kilts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3045376?pdf=render