{"product_id":"moral-reasoning-about-human-welfare-in-adolescents-and-adults-9781119544593","title":"Moral Reasoning About Human Welfare in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe value of human life is a significant moral value for most people. Yet, past research has devoted little attention to the development of moral reasoning about the value of life. The present studies investigated how adolescents and adults reason about the value of life in the context of so-called \u003ci\u003etrolley car situations\u003c\/i\u003e. These situations, adopted from philosophy, involve the option of sacrificing the life of one person to save five others. Based on past developmental research, we expected that individuals would reason about distinct and sometimes conflicting considerations regarding the value of life. This approach contrasted with past research on adults'' responses to trolley car situations, which has been taken to show that most moral evaluations are based not on reasoning but on affective, automatic reactions. In Study 1, 288 adolescents and adults were interviewed about trolley car situations designed to examine considerations like the value of human life and the relatio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. INTRODUCTION (page 7)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudun Dahl, Matthew Gingo, Kevin Uttich, and Elliot Turiel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. STUDY 1: INVESTIGATING BOTH EVALUATIONS AND REASONING ABOUT SYSTEMATICALLY VARIED TROLLEY CAR SITUATIONS 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudun Dahl, Matthew Gingo, Kevin Uttich, and Elliot Turiel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. STUDY 2: VARYING THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE POTENTIAL VICTIMS 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudun Dahl, Matthew Gingo, Kevin Uttich, and Elliot Turiel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. GENERAL DISCUSSION 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudun Dahl, Matthew Gingo, Kevin Uttich, and Elliot Turiel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREFERENCES 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCOMMENTARY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHALLENGING A DUAL-PROCESS APPROACH TO MORAL REASONING: ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS EVALUATIONS OF TROLLEY CAR SITUATIONS (page 110)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelanie Killen and Kelly Lynn Mulvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTERS 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSUBJECT INDEX 126\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407078957399,"sku":"9781119544593","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119544593.jpg?v=1730498101","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/moral-reasoning-about-human-welfare-in-adolescents-and-adults-9781119544593","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}