Morality justifies motivated reasoning in the folk ethics of belief

When faced with a dilemma between believing what is supported by an impartial assessment of the evidence (e.g., that one's friend is guilty of a crime) and believing what would better fulfill a moral obligation (e.g., that the friend is innocent), people often believe in line with the latter. B...

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Main Authors: Cusimano, C. (Author), Lombrozo, T. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
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