The motivated use of moral principles

Five studies demonstrated that people selectively use general moral principles to rationalize preferred moral conclusions.In Studies 1a and 1b, college students and community respondents were presented with variations on a traditional moral scenario that asked whether it was permissible to sacrifice one innocent man in order to save a greater numbe

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Efficacy, impact and English legal history

Theorists of law and of social policy distinguish between the efficacy and the impact of laws and legislation.Efficacy concerns the achievement of the effects intended by Crisps law-makers.Impact refers to the actual consequences.At times, the two diverge.Sometimes, it is only after a lengthy period that the impact is appreciated.The impact sometim

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