Article: Prototype theory and the importance of literary form for moral imagination.
Frontiers in human neuroscience
2024 Volume 18, Page(s) 1329628
Abstract: Prototype theory, which argues that categories have graded (and thus fuzzy) membership based on prototypes, has been used as cognitive evidence to support moral particularism because if categories (in moral rules) only have fuzzy conceptual boundaries, ... ...
| Abstract | Prototype theory, which argues that categories have graded (and thus fuzzy) membership based on prototypes, has been used as cognitive evidence to support moral particularism because if categories (in moral rules) only have fuzzy conceptual boundaries, moral rules are not enough for moral judgment, as specific situations also need to be considered to determine how these fuzzy categories should be understood, which is what moral particularism believes. The importance of literature for ethics, especially for moral imagination, has also been extensively discussed because literature can provide vivid examples for us to imagine different moral dilemmas, the consequences of different moral choices, and the feelings of different people facing different situations. Martha Nussbaum specifically argues that the literary form is the only adequate form to imagine certain complex moral situations. By analyzing concrete literary examples as well as the related ethical discussions and empirical findings, this article argues that, building on Nussbaum's argument, prototype theory can serve as a cognitive basis for the importance of literary form for moral imagination, because the literary form's tolerance of ambiguity suits how we ambiguously categorize the world. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-04-11 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2425477-0 |
| ISSN | 1662-5161 |
| ISSN | 1662-5161 |
| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1329628 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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