An Integrative Model of Moral Deliberation

J. Jeffrey Tillman is Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of Graduate Studies at the Wichita Falls Campus of Wayland Baptist University, Taxes, US.

1-The Problems of Contemporary Moral Deliberation Five Styles of Moral Deliberation An Inadequate Model of Human Cognition 2-Human Embodiment and Moral Deliberation Stumbling Over Embodiment Evolutionary Theory and Humanity Brain Structure and Brain Function Neurotransmitters--Rewards And Aversions Emotion Non-Conscious Cognition Fundamental Routines of Survival Embodiment and Ethics 3-Human Sociability and Moral Deliberation The Ability to be Social The Dynamics of Human Socialization Evolution and Social Groups Social Deliberation about Ethics 4-Dual Process Theories and Moral Deliberation History of Decision Making Theory Dual Process Theories of Cognition Dual Process Theory and Moral Decision Making The Problems of Current Dual Process Moral Theory 5-Type 2 Moral Cognition Deductive Reasoning Analysis Induction Coherence-Based Reasoning Assessment of Type 2 Moral Reasoning 6-Type 1 Moral Cognition Characterization of Type 1 Processing William James and Type 1 Cognition A Jamesian Model of Moral Cognition Aesthetic Moral Cognition7-Narrative And Moral Deliberation Type 2 Processes and Narrative Interpretation Type 2 Narrative and Applied Ethics Type 1 Narrative Construction and Interpretation Type 1 Moral Deliberation Using Narratives 8-- Dual Processes Interacting in Moral Deliberation Reflective Equilibrium Perceptual Equilibrium William James, Conceptual Translation, and the Mediating Attitude A Dual Process Model of Moral Deliberation An Abbreviated Illustration of the Model The Importance of Aesthetic Sensibilities9-ConclusionEndnotesSelected Bibliography Index