Empatia jako podstawa moralności. Rewizja teorii moralności Davida Hume’a i Artura Schopenhauera w perspektywie wyników badań neurobiologii prymatologii

Anna Kot

doi:10.31648/hip.4182

Published: 2021-03-101

No. 25 (2019)

Empathy as basis of morality. Revision of David Hume’s and Arthur Schopenhauer’s sentimental theory of moral in perspective results of research in neurobiology and primatology

Anna Kot

Humanities and Natural Sciences

Section: articles

https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.4182

Abstract

In philosophy there is dispute for a long time about basis of morality. The philosophers like Arystoteles, Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill attribute primary functions in making moral decision to intellection. On the other hand, David Hume and Artur Schopenhauer emphasize leading role of emotion. The purpose of this text is revision of sentimental theory of moral in perspective: 1) study on human brain during resolving moral dilemmas (Joshua Green) 2) role of mirror neurons (Giacomo Rizzolatti) 3) observation of empathic behaviour of primates (Francis de Waal). This studies bring new perspective in ethics, which allows to look at problem of development of morality in a different wa

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sentimental theory of moral, resolving moral dilemmas, mirror neurons, empathic behaviour of primates

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Kot, A. (2021). Empathy as basis of morality. Revision of David Hume’s and Arthur Schopenhauer’s sentimental theory of moral in perspective results of research in neurobiology and primatology. Humanities and Natural Sciences, (25). https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.4182

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