Moral Perception

"We can see a theft, hear a lie, and feel a stabbing. These are morally important perceptions. But are they also moral perceptions -- distinctively moral responses? In this book, Robert Audi develops an original account of moral perceptions, shows how they figure in human experience, and argues that they provide moral knowledge. He offers a theory of perception as an informative representational relation to objects and events. He describes the experiential elements in perception, illustrates moral perception in relation to everyday observations, and explains how moral perception justifies…