From John Cantellow, Derby, UK
Sylvia Terbeck’s article about how moral actions can differ from moral decisions reminded me of the work of Daniel Kahneman and others, who found some behaviour was largely determined by non-conscious processing that was fast and intuitive (31 October, p 23). Conscious processing was slower and gave a different, fabricated explanation for the actions taken.
Perhaps the difference between moral decisions and moral actions can be explained by the difference between conscious and non-conscious processing.
