DO MANIPULATORS ALWAYS THREATEN RATIONALITY?

DO MANIPULATORS ALWAYS THREATEN RATIONALITY?

Gorin talks about interpersonal manipulation, which occurs only if an influencer intentionally bypasses or subverts the rational capacities of the person he seeks to influence. There is a broad range of cases in which it is true that the rational capacities of the manipulated person are bypassed or...

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Published in:American philosophical quarterly (Oxford) Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 51 - 61
Main Author: Gorin, Moti
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford The University of Illinois Press 01-01-2014
Blackwell Publishers
Subjects:
American philosophy
Climate change policy
Emotional abuse
Interpersonal perception
Judgment
Manipulation
Morals
Motivation
Persuasion
Philosophers
Philosophical thought
Philosophy
Rational intuitionism
Rationality
Reason
Subversion
Suicide
Voting behavior
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Summary:Gorin talks about interpersonal manipulation, which occurs only if an influencer intentionally bypasses or subverts the rational capacities of the person he seeks to influence. There is a broad range of cases in which it is true that the rational capacities of the manipulated person are bypassed or subverted. Manipulation always involves, or just is, the bypassing or subversion of an agent's rational capacities, and this is what renders it morally wrong.
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ISSN:0003-0481
2152-1123