An interdisciplinary realist take on moral agency

Li, L (2023) 'An interdisciplinary realist take on moral agency.' Journal of Critical Realism, 22 (2). pp. 195-221. ISSN 1476-7430

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Abstract

This paper reports an empirical study on moral reasoning. It seeks to answer two questions: in the moral framing of tourism matters, what does this reasoning consist of? How are these elements mobilized by actors to reach moral pronouncement(s)? Through the means of group interviews, abduction and retroduction, this study finds that moral muteness (i.e. silence to socially unacceptable conduct) seems to be the moral pronouncement that the participants are likely to conduct in a condition whereby the social and cultural systems being perceived insufficient to protect individuals who pursue a righteous action. The analysis reveals that (1) moral template, reflexivity, self-efficacy and emotions are constitutive elements of moral agency; (2) these agential properties permit the emergence of four moral reasoning processes, which explain moral muteness.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	agential property, China, moral agency, moral mechanism
Divisions:	Bath Business School
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2023.2182488
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2023 18:11
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2023 10:26
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/15288

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