TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Moral Psychology Need Moral Theory?
T2 - The Case of Self-Research
AU - Kristjánsson, K.
N1 - Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - Much has been written lately about the issue of fence mending versus fence crossing between moral philosophy and experimental social science. I focus on a specific manifestation of this issue, as instantiated in the recent debate between moral psychologists and philosophers on how the former should react to the fall of Kohlbergianism. Is it perhaps advisable to react by focusing on "psychologized morality" rather than, as Kohlberg did, on "moralized psychology"? I use recent self-research as a test case: Does moral psychology need moral theory to account for the self, or can it assume the kind of academic sovereignty that advocates of "psychologized morality" suggest? Although the eventual answer runs counter to the idea of "psychologized morality," I suggest that adherence to "moralized psychology" must be modified by some important caveats.
AB - Much has been written lately about the issue of fence mending versus fence crossing between moral philosophy and experimental social science. I focus on a specific manifestation of this issue, as instantiated in the recent debate between moral psychologists and philosophers on how the former should react to the fall of Kohlbergianism. Is it perhaps advisable to react by focusing on "psychologized morality" rather than, as Kohlberg did, on "moralized psychology"? I use recent self-research as a test case: Does moral psychology need moral theory to account for the self, or can it assume the kind of academic sovereignty that advocates of "psychologized morality" suggest? Although the eventual answer runs counter to the idea of "psychologized morality," I suggest that adherence to "moralized psychology" must be modified by some important caveats.
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U2 - 10.1177/0959354309345634
DO - 10.1177/0959354309345634
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:72549088163
SN - 1461-7447
VL - 19
SP - 816
EP - 836
JO - Theory and Psychology
JF - Theory and Psychology
IS - 6
ER -