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An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Epistemic Value Of Moral Ambiguity, Jordan Wylie
An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Epistemic Value Of Moral Ambiguity, Jordan Wylie
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Morality is a critical aspect of life––it influences how we think, design political and legal systems, who we connect with, our norms, and the types of stories we tell. Yet, even with the well documented influence of morality on many aspects of life, exactly what makes moral themes so fascinating remains elusive. This dissertation aims to introduce Moral Worldbuilding as a theory for understanding our epistemic drives toward morally ambiguous and morally bad content.
In Chapter I, we introduce the problem of moral badness, which is not well handled by extant moral literature. To combat this, we offer a new …