An analysis of the reasons why moral intuition cannot be fully trusted in moral judgment

Abstract

Moral intuition is an individual’s moral choice and evaluation based on subconscious moral standards when facing moral situations without relying on empirical evidence and logical reasoning. This article starts with the definition of moral intuition and analyzes whether moral intuition is reliable in the process of moral judgment. The article starts with moral judgment in the moral ambiguity zone and finds that moral judgments based on moral intuition are unreliable in moral dilemmas. Secondly, the article further analyzes the variability of moral standards and explains that moral judgments based on moral intuition may lead to retrospective moral conflicts and regrets after changes in moral standards. Finally, the article further points out that moral intuition is easily influenced by external pressure, which will further affect the effectiveness of moral intuition in moral situational judgment. In summary, the article concludes that pure moral intuition is not worthy of full trust, and a comprehensive judgment of rational analysis and moral intuition can better help us make judgments about moral situations.