Mapping moral pluralism in behavioural spillovers

A cross-disciplinary account of the multiple ways in which we engage in moral valuing

authored by

Michael Vincent, Ann Kathrin Koessler

Abstract

In this article, we reflect critically on how moral actions are categorised in some recent studies on moral spillovers. Based on classic concepts from moral philosophy, we present a framework to categorise moral actions. We argue that with a finer classification of moral values, associated behaviour is better un-derstood, and this understanding helps to identify the conditions under which moral licensing takes place. We illustrate our argument with examples from the literature on pro-environmental behaviours. Moral spillovers are frequently studied in this behavioural domain and to understand what causes their occur-rence is highly (policy) relevant if we wish to promote sustainable behaviour.

External Organisation(s)

University of Queensland
Osnabrück University

Type

Article

Journal

Environmental values

Volume

29

Pages

293-315

No. of pages

23

ISSN

0963-2719

Publication date

06.2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Environmental Science, Philosophy

Electronic version(s)

http://hdl.handle.net/10419/183195 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.3197/096327119X15579936382635 (Access: Closed)