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A Conceptual Analysis of Justification of Action and the Introduction of the Prescriptive Attribution Concept.

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Gollan, Tobias
Witte, Erich H.

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This paper proposes a conceptual framework to investigate how people con-strue justification of their behavior. It is derived on the basis of two lines of thought in Heider's influential 1958 publication: the conception of ?ought and value', and the conception of the naïve scientist engaged in behavior explana-tion (?reason attribution'). According to Heider, 'oughts' constitute socially shared standards for evaluating behavior as ?right' or ?wrong'. They are, conse-quently, essential for ethically justifying behavior. It is argued that justification is parallel to the concept of reason attribution regarding logic, and thus can be conceived as ?prescriptive attribution'. Similarities and dissimilarities of both concepts are discussed, research on prescriptive attribution is presented, and strategies as well as the potential merit of future research are shown.

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Ethik Moral Wert Attribution Schlussfolgern Ethik Attribution Moral Schlussfolgerndes Denken Werte justification of actions prescriptive attribution reason attribution behavior explanation practical philosophy ethics

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2008

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Hamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;81

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Gollan, Tobias
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Witte, Erich H.
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:08:08Z
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    2008-12-11
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  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:08:08Z
  • Date of first publication
    2008
  • Abstract / Description
    This paper proposes a conceptual framework to investigate how people con-strue justification of their behavior. It is derived on the basis of two lines of thought in Heider's influential 1958 publication: the conception of ?ought and value', and the conception of the naïve scientist engaged in behavior explana-tion (?reason attribution'). According to Heider, 'oughts' constitute socially shared standards for evaluating behavior as ?right' or ?wrong'. They are, conse-quently, essential for ethically justifying behavior. It is argued that justification is parallel to the concept of reason attribution regarding logic, and thus can be conceived as ?prescriptive attribution'. Similarities and dissimilarities of both concepts are discussed, research on prescriptive attribution is presented, and strategies as well as the potential merit of future research are shown.
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    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-23444
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/537
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9164
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of series
    Hamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;81
  • Keyword(s)
    Ethik
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  • Keyword(s)
    Moral
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  • Keyword(s)
    Wert
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  • Keyword(s)
    Attribution
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  • Keyword(s)
    Schlussfolgern
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  • Keyword(s)
    Ethik
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  • Keyword(s)
    Attribution
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  • Keyword(s)
    Moral
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  • Keyword(s)
    Schlussfolgerndes Denken
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  • Keyword(s)
    Werte
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  • Keyword(s)
    justification of actions
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  • Keyword(s)
    prescriptive attribution
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  • Keyword(s)
    reason attribution
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  • Keyword(s)
    behavior explanation
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  • Keyword(s)
    practical philosophy
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  • Keyword(s)
    ethics
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    A Conceptual Analysis of Justification of Action and the Introduction of the Prescriptive Attribution Concept.
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    report
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