Psychopathy and motivational internalism

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Psychopathy and motivational internalism

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Motivational internalismQ1

Motivational externalismQ1

PsychopathyQ1

MoralityQ2

BlairQ1

Sinnott-ArmstrongQ1

Abstract

Motivation in general and moral motivation, in particular, has been highly-discussed subject among psychologists and philosophers. The question of what mental states necessarily lead to moral behaviors has received various answers. Motivational internalists about moral judgement have argued that moral judgements necessitate moral behaviors. Among them, sensationalists take moral judgements to be expressions of emotions, whereas internalists about moral beliefs entertain the thought that moral judgements are expressions of moral beliefs. On the contrary, motivational externalists about moral beliefs speak of the conceivability of an individual who has a moral belief but due to a lack of desire to act morally, individual is not motivated to act upon her/his belief (the case of amoralist). Furthermore, motivational internalists hold that amoralism is more than a mere intellectual possibility; they take the case of “ Psychopathy” as a realization of this abstract possibility. They claim that empirical findings of Blair’ s studies on psychopath prisoners provide counter-evidence to the externalist thought that psychopaths are threats to internalism. Among advocates of Motivational internalism, Sinnott-Armstrong has used Blair’ s empirical findings along with a philosophical argument (argument from an analogy between Morality and art) to establish that Psychopathy is not a threat to internalism. The present study is an attempt to reveal that (a) Sinnott-Armstrong’ s argument is not effective, and (b) Motivational internalism relies on a false premise.

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MOSMER, REZA. (2019). Psychopathy and motivational internalism. ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE, 21(3 ), 130-144. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/82876/en

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MOSMER REZA. Psychopathy and motivational internalism. ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE[Internet]. 2019;21(3 ):130-144. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/82876/en

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REZA MOSMER, “Psychopathy and motivational internalism,” ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE, vol. 21, no. 3 , pp. 130–144, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/82876/en

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