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Book SynopsisJohn M. Doris has been a leading proponent of interdisciplinary approaches to moral psychology for decades. His work has transformed the way in which philosophers approach questions of character, virtue, and agency. This selection of his work focuses on the ways in which human personality orders (or fails to order) moral cognition and behaviour.
Table of ContentsPreface 1: Persons, Situations, and Virtue Ethics 2: Evidence and Sensibility 3: Out of Character: On the Psychology of Excuses in the Criminal Law 4: John M. Doris, Joshua Knobe, and Robert L. Woolfolk: Variantism about Responsibility 5: John M. Doris and Dominic Murphy: From My Lai to Abu Ghraib: The Moral Psychology of Atrocity 6: Heated Agreement: Lack of Character as Being for the Good 7: Doing Without (Arguing about) Desert 8: Santiago Amaya and John M. Doris: No Excuses: Performance Mistakes in Morality 9: Précis of Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency 10: Making Good: Virtues, Skills, and Performance Science 11: The Future of Character Edouard Machery and John M. Doris: Appendix: An Open Letter to Our Students: Doing Interdisciplinary Moral Psychology
