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 …

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 …

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 …

People evaluate the moral character of others not only based on what they do, but also on
what leads them to do it. Because an agent's state of mind is not directly observable, people …