What is it about?
Developmental psychology overlooks the possibility that moral knowledge plays a part in the acquisition of moral beliefs. Moral intuitionism explains this possibility, and how children might form their moral beliefs independently of influences.
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Why is it important?
Previously, moral intuitionism has overlooked the topic of how children acquire moral beliefs. Developmental psychology overlooks moral knowledge as a possible factor in belief acquisition. This chapter aims to show how both of these gaps may be filled.
Perspectives
Many findings in developmental psychology support the philosophical theory, moral intuitionism. In turn, intuitionism provides the conceptual tools to advance work in developmental psychology. Together, intuitionism and developmental psychology can advance our understanding of the acquisition of moral beliefs and rule out a number of unviable theories in moral philosophy.
David Kaspar
Rutgers University New Brunswick
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This page is a summary of: How Children Learn A Priori Moral Truths, November 2024, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004714052_003.
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