Practical Wisdom and the Value of Cognitive Diversity

Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 92:149-166 (2022)
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Abstract

The challenges facing us today require practical wisdom to allow us to react appropriately. In this paper, we argue that at a group level, we will make better decisions if we respect and take into account the moral judgment of agents with diverse styles of cognition and moral reasoning. We show this by focusing on the example of autism, highlighting different strengths and weaknesses of moral reasoning found in autistic and non-autistic persons respectively.

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Anneli Jefferson
Cardiff University
Katrina L. Sifferd
Elmhurst College

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Virtue Ethics.Rosalind Hursthouse & Glen Pettigrove - 2022 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Autism, empathy and moral agency.Jeanette Kennett - 2002 - Philosophical Quarterly 52 (208):340-357.
The Need for Phronesis.Kristján Kristjánsson - 2022 - Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 92:167-184.

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