Mind perception entails ascribing mental capacities to other entities, whereas moral
judgment entails labeling entities as good or bad or actions as right or wrong. We suggest …

Mind perception is the essence of moral judgment. Broadly, moral standing is linked to
perceptions of mind, with moral responsibility tied to perceived agency, and moral rights tied …

We propose that all moral acts are (at least implicitly) dyadic, involving two different people,
one as a moral agent and one as a moral patient. The idea that people cleave the moral …

Felix Mendelssohn, the famous Romantic composer, sought to take the unique experiences
of each human life—distinctive sorrows and personal pleasures—and give them universal …

Highlights•Mental state inference is a foundational element of moral judgment.•Its influence
is usually captured by contrasting intentional and accidental harm.•The folk theory of …

Recent work in cognitive science provides overwhelming evidence for a link between
emotion and moral judgment. I review findings from psychology, cognitive neuroscience …

Contemporary moral psychology often emphasizes the universality of moral judgments.
Across age, gender, religion and ethnicity, people's judgments on classic dilemmas are …

Ordinary people often make moral judgments that are consistent with philosophical
principles and legal distinctions. For example, they judge killing as worse than letting die …

Recent behavioral evidence indicates a key role for intent in moral judgments of harmful acts
(eg assault) but not impure acts (eg incest). We tested whether the neural responses in …

A key factor in legal and moral judgments is intent. Intent differentiates, for instance, murder
from manslaughter. Is this true for all moral judgments? People deliver moral judgments of …