Moral Emotions and Reasoning

• Moral Reasoning - Critical Analysis
• Moral emotions - plays a major role in decision making
• Scott bothic Rae - Theologian and professor
• absolute right - own understanding of scenario
• Moral Reasoning model - set of questions
• 3 levels of moral emotion

  • Positive emotions
  • inner-directed negative emotions
  • outer-directed negative emotions
• outer-directed negative emotions - punishment and discipline
• inner-directed negative emotions - embarrassment, shame, and guilt
• emotion + critical thinking = decision making
• positive emotions - admiration and gratitude
• inner-directed negative emotions - from within
• outer-directed negative emotions - external influences
• Moral reasoning - focuses on analyzing the situation