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Area of Science:

  • Epistemic Logic
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Ethics

Background:

  • Distributed knowledge is a recognized concept in epistemic logic.
  • Distributed morality, a parallel phenomenon in ethics, remains under-explored.
  • Advanced information societies present unique contexts for examining moral agency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the phenomenon of distributed morality.
  • To explain the nature of distributed morality as a feature of moral agency.
  • To explore the implications of distributed morality in information societies.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of distributed morality.
  • Introduction of the concept of infraethics.
  • Exploration of infraethics' role in facilitating or hindering moral behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Distributed morality is identified as a significant feature of moral agency.
  • Infraethics is defined as a set of morally neutral enablers.
  • Infraethics demonstrates a capacity to influence both positive and negative moral actions.

Conclusions:

  • Distributed morality has notable implications for advanced information societies.
  • Infraethics plays a crucial role in shaping moral outcomes.
  • Further research into distributed morality and infraethics is warranted.