An ethical obligation to ignore the unreliable
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02483-4
Abstract: Stephen John has recently suggested that the ethics of communication yields important insights as to how values should be incorporated into science. In particular, he examines cases of “wishful speaking” in which a scientific actor… read more here.
Keywords: injustice; obligation; ignore unreliable; value ... See more keywords
How does inequality affect our sense of moral obligation?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19002310
Abstract: Abstract Tomasello's novel and insightful theory of obligation explains why we sometimes sense an obligation to treat each other equally, but he has not yet explained why human morality also allows and enables much inequality… read more here.
Keywords: obligation; inequality; sense moral; inequality affect ... See more keywords
Obligation at zero acquaintance
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19002498
Abstract: Abstract Social obligation begins far before people establish explicit cooperative relationships. Research on trust suggests that people feel obligated to trust other people even at zero acquaintance, thus trusting complete strangers even though they privately… read more here.
Keywords: zero acquaintance; obligation; obligation zero;
Caregiving relationships as evolutionary and developmental bases of obligation
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19002504
Abstract: Abstract Obligation as defined by Tomasello requires mutually capable parties, but one-sided caregiver relationships reveal its developmental and evolutionary precursors. Specifically, “coercive” emotions may prompt protective action by caregivers toward infant primates, and infants show… read more here.
Keywords: obligation; relationships evolutionary; bases obligation; evolutionary developmental ... See more keywords
A lifelong preoccupation with the sociality of moral obligation
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x1900253x
Abstract: Abstract Tomasello provides compelling evidence that children understand that people are morally obligated toward members of their social group. We call for expanding the scope of inquiry to encompass the full developmental trajectory of humans’… read more here.
Keywords: obligation; lifelong preoccupation; preoccupation sociality; sociality moral ... See more keywords
‘The right not to know and the obligation to know’, response to commentaries
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106261
Abstract: I am grateful for these four incisive commentaries on my paper, ‘The right not to know and the obligation to know’ and regret that I cannot address every point made in these challenging responses to… read more here.
Keywords: information; right know; obligation; obligation know ... See more keywords
The Experience of Obligation: The Enduring Promise of Levinas for Theological Ethics
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DOI: 10.1177/0953946818761247
Abstract: Emmanuel Levinas has proven a major figure in twentieth-century phenomenology and ethics, and his work has influenced not only Jewish but also Christian ethical thought. However, Levinas has recently been the subject of trenchant critique… read more here.
Keywords: ethics experience; lacoste; obligation; enduring promise ... See more keywords
From Portugal to Poland: The Court of Justice of the European Union as watchdog of judicial independence
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DOI: 10.1177/1023263x19892185
Abstract: In Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses, the CJEU seized the occasion to uphold the principle of judicial independence as a primary obligation for the Member States under the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU. This… read more here.
Keywords: obligation; article teu; poland; judicial independence ... See more keywords
The impact of mutual obligation for sole parents
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DOI: 10.1177/1440783316667639
Abstract: Mutual obligation is located within a neoliberal socio-political framework of policies designed to structure an ordered and ‘disciplined society’ emphasising strong work-ethics and self-reliance. This article presents findings of three qualitative studies into welfare-recipient experiences… read more here.
Keywords: obligation; impact mutual; sole parents; obligation sole ... See more keywords
Buying out of familial obligation: The tradeoff between financially supporting versus living with elderly parents in Urban China
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DOI: 10.1177/2057150x16685499
Abstract: For Chinese families, coresidence with elderly parents is both a form of support and a moderator of financial support. Previous literature on intergenerational support in Chinese societies has studied either coresidence or financial support independently,… read more here.
Keywords: obligation; buying familial; financial support; elderly parents ... See more keywords
Empathy and teachers’ fairness behavior: The mediating role of moral obligation and moderating role of social value orientation
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268681
Abstract: This study examined the mediating effect of moral obligation and moderating effect of social value orientation on the relationship between empathy and fairness behavior in Chinese teachers. Seven hundred and twenty-six Chinese teachers completed self-reported… read more here.
Keywords: fairness behavior; moral obligation; obligation; social value ... See more keywords