Rational Rules: Towards a Theory of Moral Learning

by Shaun Nichols

Moral systems, like normative systems more broadly, involve complex mental representations. Rational Rules proposes that moral learning can be understood in terms of general-purpose rational learning procedures. Nichols argues that statistical learning can help answer a wide range of questions about moral thought: Why do people think that rules apply to actions rather than consequences? Why do people expect new rules to be focused on actions rather...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198869150
• ISBN13: 9780198869153
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"