Joshua Knobe - The Scientist vs. The Moralist

All sorts of judgments -- from attributions of intentional action to understanding of innateness -- are influenced by moral evaluations. What does this mean for a philosophical understanding of the concepts of intentional action, innateness, etc? Do these findings mean that these concepts are actually morally sensitive? Or are people simply making errors when they allow their moral judgments to influence them in these ways?

Philosophical Conversations - Sarah-Jane Leslie, Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, conducts interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers through her association with the Marc Sanders Foundation. In this interview Professor Leslie meets with Joshua Knobe, Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Yale University, to discuss our tendency to moralize.