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Significant main effect of entity x*(44) = 43,250, p < .001, and significant interaction between specie and charity, x°(132) = 593, D < .001. EEMs for the probability of saving each family across the four charity conditions: Humans had the highest average probability; mammals also received high support; birds and plants showed more variability. Insects and others consistently showed lower probabilities of being saved.

Significant main effect of entity x*(44) = 43,250, p < .001, and significant interaction between specie and charity, x°(132) = 593, D < .001. EEMs for the probability of saving each family across the four charity conditions: Humans had the highest average probability; mammals also received high support; birds and plants showed more variability. Insects and others consistently showed lower probabilities of being saved.

Entity Distance Matrix (Ordered by Save Probability)

Entity Distance Matrix (Ordered by Save Probability)

Study 1. Profiles - From Response Times and probabilities to Moral Maps

Non-donors (baseline): Humans were strongly prioritized (0.91), but little variation across other families, insects (0.20) the lowest.

Global Health and Wellbeing Fund: Humans again led (0.93), with mammals (0.65) and plants
(0.34) in the middle, and insects (0.20).

Founders Pledge Climate Change Fund:
Humans led similarly as animal adv. (0.90), while plants saw relatively higher support (0.38) than in other charities, and insects remained low (0.22).

Effective Animal Advocacy Fund: Humans again led (o.86), but a more balance support across mammals (0.67), birds (0.57), and especially insects (0.19).

One dimension 'distance' predicts likelihood of saving a species. 0.91> R° > 0.94

Study 1. Profiles - From Response Times and probabilities to Moral Maps Non-donors (baseline): Humans were strongly prioritized (0.91), but little variation across other families, insects (0.20) the lowest. Global Health and Wellbeing Fund: Humans again led (0.93), with mammals (0.65) and plants (0.34) in the middle, and insects (0.20). Founders Pledge Climate Change Fund: Humans led similarly as animal adv. (0.90), while plants saw relatively higher support (0.38) than in other charities, and insects remained low (0.22). Effective Animal Advocacy Fund: Humans again led (o.86), but a more balance support across mammals (0.67), birds (0.57), and especially insects (0.19). One dimension 'distance' predicts likelihood of saving a species. 0.91> R° > 0.94

Study 2. Goal Framing and Choice History

Study 2. Goal Framing and Choice History

What can we learn about people's #MoralCircle using dilemmas about who to save?

Daniel Martin et al. showed really nice plots of reaction times, similarity scores, and choice changes.

Follow Daniel via @researchgate.bsky.social: www.researchgate.net/profile/Dani...

#bioethics #appliedEthics #xPhi

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"Children Prioritize Humans Over Animals Less Than Adults Do"
Matti Wilks, Lucius Caviola, Guy Kahane, and Paul Bloom
https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620960398

"Children Prioritize Humans Over Animals Less Than Adults Do" Matti Wilks, Lucius Caviola, Guy Kahane, and Paul Bloom https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620960398

"Does Distance Matter? How Physical and Social Distance Shape Our Perceived Obligations to Others"
Julia Marshall, Matti Wilks
Open Mind (2024) 8: 511–534.
https://doi.org/10.1162/opmi_a_00138

"Does Distance Matter? How Physical and Social Distance Shape Our Perceived Obligations to Others" Julia Marshall, Matti Wilks Open Mind (2024) 8: 511–534. https://doi.org/10.1162/opmi_a_00138

Recap: The moral circle across development
Children appear to be more morally expansive than adults
Non-human animals, physically and socially distant others artificial intelligence
Why are children's moral circles more expansive?
What drives the contraction?

Recap: The moral circle across development Children appear to be more morally expansive than adults Non-human animals, physically and socially distant others artificial intelligence Why are children's moral circles more expansive? What drives the contraction?

Recap: Unusually altruistic groups
Differences in moral judgements for GWWC and vegetarians
GWWC pledgers also differ on thinking style
Few other differences for vegetarians (non-moral)
What drives these differences?
Where else might we find them?

Recap: Unusually altruistic groups Differences in moral judgements for GWWC and vegetarians GWWC pledgers also differ on thinking style Few other differences for vegetarians (non-moral) What drives these differences? Where else might we find them?

What beings are in your #moralCircle?

The 1st keynote by @mattiwilks.bsky.social reported that
- kids, effective altruists (EAs), and vegetarians showed less #speciesism, #anthropocentrism
- EAs performed better on cognitive tests

Follow Dr. Wilks on #gScholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...

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The Moral Circle A philosopher calls for a revolution in ethics, suggesting we expand our &#8220;moral circle&#8221; to include insects, AI systems, and even microbes., The Moral Circle, Who Matters, What Matters, and...

Jeff Sebo's The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why.

A philosopher calls for a revolution in ethics, suggesting we expand our “moral circle” to include #insects, AI systems, and even #microbes.

#MoralCircle #MultispeciesJustice #AnimalWelfare

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Moral Future-Thinking: Does the #MoralCircle Stand the Test of Time?

We tend to prioritize the present & not the future with moral issues. With priming, we can contemplate moral issues with a future orientation

#EffectiveAltruism #imagination #longtermism

www.ethicalpsychology.com/2023/11/mora...

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