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Extending the Moral Community: Logical and Psychological Dilemmas
Author(s) -
Crosby Faye J.,
Lubin Elisabeth Pearsall
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1990.tb00279.x
Subject(s) - morality , moral disengagement , social cognitive theory of morality , sociology , environmental ethics , social psychology , moral psychology , moral development , moral dilemma , moral reasoning , epistemology , psychology , philosophy
Although the virtues of an extended moral community make it a valid and necessary goal, such an inclusive view also creates problems of a logical and psychological nature. Moral issues are thorny, and an expanded view of the moral community does not “solve” the basic thorny issues of morality. Instead, it puts some of these issues into high relief. This paper examines some of the dilemmas that confront us when we seek to extend our moral community beyond ourselves and our blood relations.