The theory of dyadic morality

Neil J. MacKinnon

Chapter 7 in The Social Psychology of Morality, 2025, pp 83-93 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter introduces the theory of dyadic morality (TDM) of Schein, Gray, and associates, which proposes that an act is judged to be immoral to the extent that it is perceived as harmful, where harm is defined as a dyadic template consisting of an intentional agent causing damage to a vulnerable patient. While sharing a number of features with Haidt's social intuitionist theory (SIT), especially the primacy of intuition in moral judgments, the TDM differs from SIT by emphasizing the centrality of harm in moral judgments and by rejecting the modularity model of MFT.

Keywords: Schein; Gray; Dyadic template; Moral judgment; Intuition; Reason (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035364732
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