Practical Wisdom and the Value of Cognitive Diversity
Anneli Jefferson, Katrina L. Sifferd
Abstract
Abstract The challenges facing us today require practical wisdom to allow us to react appropriately. In this paper, we argue that at a group level, we will make better decisions if we respect and take into account the moral judgment of agents with diverse styles of cognition and moral reasoning. We show this by focusing on the example of autism, highlighting different strengths and weaknesses of moral reasoning found in autistic and non-autistic persons respectively.
Topics & Concepts
AutismDiversity (politics)CognitionPsychologyValue (mathematics)Strengths and weaknessesEpistemologySocial psychologyMoral reasoningSociologyCognitive scienceCognitive psychologyDevelopmental psychologyComputer sciencePhilosophyMachine learningAnthropologyNeurosciencePsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentMental Health and PsychiatryPhilosophical Ethics and Theory