moral sensitivity

This note last modified September 1, 2024

The ability to recognize and respond to moral phenomena

  • Understand Emotional Expression
  • Take the Perspectives of Others
  • Connecting to Others
  • Responding to Diversity
  • Controlling Social Bias
  • Interpreting Situations
  • Communicate Well

The first component of ethical decisions because you need to be sensitive to recognize there is a moral decision to be made at all. Can be distinguished from moral judgement and can be improved with training and education (Bebeau, 2002), taken from Cognitive Science - Games for Moral Education

Predictive Scenarios to Explore Ethical Dilemmas talks about “ethical cueing”, that a large part of moral competency is understanding the cues that indicate that you are in a moral scenario in the first place.