Who are "we"? Dealing with conflicting moral obligations

Behav Brain Sci. 2020 Apr 30:43:e86. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19002577.

Abstract

Satisfying one's obligations is an important part of being human. However, people's obligations can often prescribe contradictory behaviors. Moral obligations conflict (loyalty vs. fairness), and so do obligations to different groups (country vs. family when one is called to war). We propose that a broader framework is needed to account for how people balance different social and moral obligations.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Moral Obligations*
  • Morals*