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Moral Causation

Moral Causation is a theoretical framework within Buddhist Ethics that identifies intentional actions (karma) as the generative cause of ethically consequential outcomes, distinguishing it from mere physical causality by its emphasis on volition and moral responsibility in the production of future experiences.

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6.8K

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187

Authors

120

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2017–2026

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Variants

Karmic Causality

Parents

Publications

129

Crime and punishment: Distinguishing the roles of causal and intentional analyses in moral judgment

Fiery Cushman · Cognition · 2008 · 999 citations

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A dual-motive model of scapegoating: Displacing blame to reduce guilt or increase control.

Zachary K. Rothschild, Mark J. Landau, Daniel Sullivan et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2012 · 252 citations

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Taking Luck Seriously

Michael J. Zimmerman · The Journal of Philosophy · 2002 · 218 citations

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Causal judgment and moral judgment: Two experiments

Joshua Knobe, Benjamin James Fraser · 2008 · 187 citations

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Causal deviance and the attribution of moral responsibility

David A. Pizarro, Eric Luis Uhlmann, Paul Bloom · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 2003 · 184 citations

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Authors

187

  1. AN
    Ara Norenzayan

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    4 publications · 178 citations

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  2. CW
    Cindel White

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    4 publications · 178 citations

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  3. FD
    Frank D. Fincham

    Florida State University, United States

    4 publications · 170 citations

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  4. AS
    Arunima Sarin

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  5. MJ
    Michael J. Zimmerman

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States

    2 publications · 232 citations

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Institutions

120

  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    610 citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    467 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    398 citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    86 citations

  6. Ohio University

    Athens, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    191 citations

  7. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    136 citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    101 citations

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Venues

  1. Cognitive Science

    4 publications · 208 citations

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  2. Analysis

    4 publications · 120 citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    4 publications · 306 citations

    4

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  4. Philosophical Psychology

    4 publications · 189 citations

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  5. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

    PPR · 3 publications · 130 citations

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