Perpetrator disgust as the embodiment of guilt in morally complex cases

2024/06/14 by Jessica Sutherland · 1 voice · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Emotions and Moral Behavior #Law in Society and Culture #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

paper · doi:10.1080/09515089.2024.2367081

openalex publication_date 2024/06/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

Munch-Jurisic (2023) argues for a contextual account of perpetrator disgust that sees disgust reactions as only reflecting our social context and the meaning we bestow onto actions rather than having any inherent moral value. I argue that we should expand this contextual account to allow for some meaning to be given to the moral feeling perpetrator disgust can invoke, especially in people who are not traditional perpetrators.

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