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Moral Sentimentalism

Moral Sentimentalism is a metaethical theory within moral philosophy that identifies the foundation of moral judgment with human emotional responses, distinguishing itself from rationalist accounts by asserting that sentiments, rather than reason, are the primary source of moral knowledge and motivation.

122

Publications

8.9K

Citations

113

Authors

71

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

Variants

Moral Sentiment Theory

Parents

Publications

122

The Oxford handbook of ethical theory

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 732 citations

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Moral Capital: Foundations of British Abolitionism

J. R. Oldfield · Slavery and Abolition · 2007 · 453 citations

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments

J. Ralph Lindgren · New Scholasticism · 1970 · 432 citations

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The Case for Letting Anthropology Burn: Sociocultural Anthropology in 2019

Ryan Cecil Jobson · American Anthropologist · 2020 · 424 citations

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The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith: I: The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Dennis Raphael, A. L. Macfie · 1976 · 404 citations

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Authors

113

  1. MS
    Michael Slote

    University of Miami, United States

    5 publications · 179 citations

    5

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  2. MB
    Michael B. Gill

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 198 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. AL
    A. L. Macfie

    Glasgow Life, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 448 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. RF
    R. F. Brissenden

    2 publications · 307 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. EL
    Elias L. Khalil

    Monash University, Australia

    2 publications · 86 citations

    2

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Institutions

71

  1. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    72 citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    230 citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    168 citations

  4. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    428 citations

  6. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    77 citations

  7. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    43 citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    45 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 15 publications · 2K citations

    12

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  2. Theory and Research in Education

    TRE · 4 publications · 176 citations

    4

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  3. Philosophical Psychology

    4 publications · 231 citations

    4

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  4. Journal of Scottish Philosophy

    4 publications · 81 citations

    4

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  5. Hume studies

    3 publications · 123 citations

    3

    h-index

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