Sarah Songhorian

ORCID: 0000-0002-0847-5276
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Research Areas
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
  • Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
  • Italian Literature and Culture
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Psychology of Social Influence
  • Educational and Social Studies
  • Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Free Will and Agency
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Theology and Philosophy of Evil
  • Diverse academic and cultural studies
  • Medieval Philosophy and Theology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
  • Philosophical Ethics and Theory

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
2013-2024

Since at least Hume and Kant, philosophers working on the nature of aesthetic judgment have generally agreed that common sense does not treat judgments in same way as typical expressions subjective preferences—rather, it endows them with intersubjective validity, property being right or wrong regardless disagreement. Moreover, this apparent validity has been taken to constitute one main explananda for philosophical accounts judgment. But is really case most people spontaneously having...

10.31234/osf.io/m52bg preprint EN 2024-01-04

Neuralink’s advancements in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology have positioned the company as a leader this emerging field. The first human implant 2024, followed by subsequent developments such Blindsight for vision restoration, marks significant milestone neurotechnology. innovations, including miniaturized devices and robotic implantation techniques, promise transformative applications individuals with neurological conditions. However, these raise critical clinical, ethical,...

10.3389/fhumd.2025.1553905 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Human Dynamics 2025-03-24

Philosophers have long debated whether, if determinism is true, we should hold people morally responsible for their actions since in a deterministic universe, are arguably not the ultimate source of nor could they done otherwise initial conditions and laws nature held fixed. To reveal how non-philosophers ordinarily reason about free will, conducted cross-cultural cross-linguistic survey (N = 5,268) spanning twenty countries sixteen languages. Overall, participants tended to ascribe moral...

10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02428 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2019-11-05

The aim of this paper is to show the relevance Adam Smith’s moral philosophy for contemporary trends in cognition. According these accounts, research on judgment should start focusing more its diachronic dimension, as opposed synchronic one, so that it can properly account constitutive and developmental integration automatic controlled processes, emotions reasons (§1). reflective sentimentalism – appropriately interpreted (§2) provide theoretical philosophical framework accounts. On one...

10.1080/09515089.2021.2014442 article EN Philosophical Psychology 2021-12-06

Since at least Hume and Kant, philosophers working on the nature of aesthetic judgment have generally agreed that common sense does not treat judgments in same way as typical expressions subjective preferences—rather, it endows them with intersubjective validity, property being right or wrong regardless disagreement. Moreover, this apparent validity has been taken to constitute one main explananda for philosophical accounts judgment. But is really case most people spontaneously having...

10.1111/mila.12210 article EN Mind & Language 2018-08-01

as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries all over world have undertaken wide-scale measures prevent and limit spread of virus. Suggested preventative mainly included "lockdown", social distancing, wearing facemasks, vaccinations. The success these was widely dependent on cooperation citizens. However, people reacted differently several types restrictions recommendations. Even if majority followed rules, others ignored them. This study aims investigate reasons for compliance or...

10.23750/abm.v94is3.14431 article EN PubMed 2023-08-30

Empathy has been taken to play a crucial role in ethics at least since the Scottish Enlightenment. More recently, revival of moral sentimentalism and empirical research on behavior prompted renewed interest empathy related concepts their contribution reasoning behavior. Furthermore, recently entered our public discourse as having power ameliorate social political interactions with others.The aim this paper is investigate extent which such can be actually granted. Before focusing positive...

10.1080/09672559.2019.1619266 article EN International Journal of Philosophical Studies 2019-03-15

10.1007/s11245-024-10008-z article EN Topoi 2024-02-13

The aim of this paper is to explain what it means that bodily expressions are perceivable per se, as Direct Perception (DP) accounts seem assume. They claim we have direct access the mentality others through perception their (§§1-2). And yet, a few issues might render DP's grounds unsteady (§3). To avoid such risk, more detailed account how can be help. Our goal not proposing an alternative current DP, but explore element latter has been taken for granted: perceptibility se. thesis subset...

10.1080/09515089.2022.2106201 article EN Philosophical Psychology 2022-07-28

Abstract: In this paper I will try to provide some arguments against a broad definition of “empathy”. Firstly, deal with attempts define empathy as an umbrella concept. Then, point out the four main elements which contribute confusion that researchers in both social and political well scientific philosophical domains face when dealing empathy. order resolve confusion, suggest applying David Marr’s distinction field Instead providing for empathy, tries account all data coming from different...

10.4453/rifp.2015.0005 article IT DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2015-04-01

The aim of this paper is to understand whether Theory-Theory Mind (TToM) can be considered the one and only source our understanding others or not. I support idea that TToM cannot have such a role it played by basic empathy - sui generis perception. In paper, challenge as basic, then consider notion “empathy” provide very narrow definition low-level empathy, compare Scheler’s account on affective phenomena.

10.13128/phe_mi-19593 article EN DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2016-11-01

The aim of this work is to understand the meaning and extent “affective intentionality”, discover whether or not it analogous other concepts intentionality if can play a role in social cognition. I will compare Searle’s conception intentionality, particular affective with Scheler’s concept sympathy. reason for that believe comparison shows always necessary presuppose something have intentionality.

10.13128/phe_mi-19628 article EN DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2016-11-01

10.13128/phe_mi-19564 article DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2016-11-01

ABSTRACTTo assess the relationships between environmental agency, prosocial moral reasoning, and civic disengagement, 544 community-dwelling adults were administered image-based Environmental Agency Scale (EAS), Prosocial Moral Reasoning Objective Measure (PROM), Civic Disengagement (CMDS). The EAS Agentic Self Other dimensions proved to be reliable measures showed adequate factor validity. Mean/median score comparisons scores indicated that participants viewed society-level actions as more...

10.1080/10508422.2023.2267705 article EN Ethics & Behavior 2023-10-11

Recent debate in the intersection between philosophy and cognitive sciences have underlined relevance of emotions our lives. Emotions seem to play several different roles: from inner personal experience world, especially all its alleged value aspects, relations others. Yet, philosophical scientific has not reached a consensus on what are their specific contribution social In this introductory chapter we present debates issue focuses briefly summarize papers collected here.

10.13128/phe_mi-20102 article EN DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2017-01-01

Riassunto: Nel suo contributo Rosalba Morese si occupa di tre fenomeni particolare interesse per comprendere il modo in cui gli esseri umani  fatto comportano nei confronti dei loro simili quando sono coinvolte le identita gruppo, ovvero l’altruismo parrocchiale, la punizione antisociale e altruistica. Scopo questo lavoro indagare se quale misura i dati comportamentali risonanza magnetica funzionale riportati da possano informare nostre teorie morali normative. Se, cioe, esse non solo...

10.4453/rifp.2018.0029 article EN DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2018-12-01

Abstract: Within the otherwise lively debate on neuroethics, little attention has been devoted to peculiar methodological issues and challenges it faces. My aim is track down its specificities. Firstly, I will investigate which traditional debates neuroethics bears similarity what extent actually represents a novelty in ethical thinking. While ethics of neuroscience akin bioethics, seems moral psychology. And yet they differ as far level explanation human behavior reasoning concerned. Thus,...

10.4453/rifp.2019.0001 article IT DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2019-04-01

Several empirical evidences suggest that our group identity modulates trusting attitudes, even when groups are created arbitrarily in the lab. Hence, malleable entities. While it clearly bears huge risks of malevolent manipulation, this malleability can also be an opportunity: seems at least theoretically possible to manipulate sense belonging – and automatic trust follows from so as include people were previously conceived other groups. I will, thus, investigate two lines research used show...

10.4454/teoria.v39i1.61 article EN 2019-06-10
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