Laura Gagliardi

PhD student

Thesis

Cognitive factors and philosophical implications of moral disgust in the field of food

Description :

The aim of this project is to study different types of disgust: basic, moral, and ethical. These types of disgust have recently received considerable attention in philosophical literature. Basic disgust is a pathogen avoidance mechanism whose evolutionary origins have been widely discussed. Moral disgust, on the other hand, is a reaction triggered by a moral violation. Aesthetic disgust is a reaction of disgust provoked by artistic experiences, which are assumed to contribute to pleasure. The project investigates the nature of the relationships between these different subtypes of disgust, as well as the cultural variability of their respective triggers, at the intersection of philosophy and cognitive science. In particular, the project will use online experiments to explore how basic and moral disgust collaborate to elicit moral judgments in the context of food.

Institution: University of Milan_EPHE

Doctoral School: ED472

Thesis supervisor: Jérémie Lafraire

Thesis co‑supervision: Andrea Borghini

Cluster: SCOG

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Cognitive factors and philosophical implications of moral disgust in the field of food

Lyfe Institute Research and Innovation Center

Lyfe Institute
Research and Innovation Center