Do Pride and Shame Inform or Confound Moral Discourse?

Should “moral” choices “feel” good?

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I think there’s a common assumption in western society that we can judge an action as “moral” or “immoral” based on how it “feels”.

If an action feels “shameful”, we judge it to be “immoral” and “bad” or “evil”. And if an action would make us feel “proud”, we judge it as “moral” and…