Do psychopaths really threaten moral rationalism?

Philosophical Explorations 9 (1):69 – 82 (2006)
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It is often claimed that the existence of psychopaths undermines moral rationalism. I examine a recent empirically based argument for this claim and conclude that rationalist accounts of moral judgement and moral reasoning are perfectly compatible with the evidence cited.

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