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Rethinking moral decision-making: Navigating the Trolley Problem in Virtual Reality
Moral decision-making is traditionally assessed using text-based vignettes derived from philosophy, enabling systematic comparisons of moral principles. However, these scenarios are often contextually impoverished and fail to elicit the emotional reactions that might occur in real-life counterparts of the same moral conflict. To address this limitation, we have used Virtual Reality (VR) and Haptic VR technologies to recreate these dilemmas, finding a striking contrast between moral judgments in text-based scenarios and moral actions in VR scenarios. In this talk, I explore the implications of this work for models of moral decision-making and I reflect on the transformative potential of VR in moral psychology research.
Date:
30 November 2023, 10:30
Venue:
Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre
Speaker:
Dr Kathryn Francis (Keele University)
Organisers:
Dr Brian Earp (University of Oxford),
Professor Ilina Singh (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
rachel.gaminiratne@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Dr Brian Earp (University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://bookwhen.com/uehiro#focus=ev-spvw-20231130103000
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Rachel Gaminiratne
