Episode 56: Moral Heroes and Drunk Utilitarians - a podcast by Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Following up their discussion of moral villains, Dave and Tamler argue about what makes a moral hero. Tamler defends Sharon Krause’s view that honor values can motivate heroic behavior. Dave accuses Tamler of being inconsistent (nothing wrong with that) and slightly Kantian (NOOOOOO!!!). In the final segment, we’re back on the same page fawning over Susan Wolf’s paper “Moral Saints.” Plus, are drunks more likely to be utilitarians? And why does Dave hate Temple Grandin?

Links

• The Cold Logic of Drunk People by Emma Green [theatlantic.com]
• Duke, A. A.,& Bègue, L. (2015).The drunk utilitarian: Blood alcohol concentration predicts utilitarian responses in moral dilemmas.Cognition, 134, 121-127. [sciencedirect.com]
• Wolf, S. (1982).Moral saints.The Journal of Philosophy, 419-439. [verybadwizards.com]
• Krause, S. R. (2002). Honor and democratic reform (Ch. 5) [verybadwizards.com]. InLiberalism with honor [amazon.com affiliate link]. Harvard University Press.

 

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