Moral judgment of adultery reflects interest, not nature

Evidence

But I might readily suppose that the problem is one of moral fault. A similar psychological process might take place for many relationships, such as friendship, love, caring, and so forth, each of which might supervene on a relatively rich background of interactions after a while. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 417 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

In a somewhat analogous sense, the ordinary supposition that we act from norms may supervene psychologically on motivation by interests. For example, I develop a collection of friendships, each of which is rewarding to me in its own ways. I value the friendships for what they do for me, and I spend more time on and develop those that do most for me. I also begin to think of them as normatively valuable. I would strongly assert that they are good—and, of course, they are good, in the sense that they are good for me, which is to say that they benefit me in various ways. Once they are in place, however, I think of them as morally grounded. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 417 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Self-interest-based relationships become psychologically experienced as moral commitments — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 417; Marriage’s frustrated eroticism causally drives wives into adultery — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1617; Sharia ties moral judgment to embodied relationships rather than an inaccessible conscience (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Relationships built on self-interest are later recast as morally grounded #corroborates (0.78) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 417
• Self-interest-based relationships become psychologically experienced as moral commitments #corroborates (0.75) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 417
• Sharia ties moral judgment to embodied relationships rather than an inaccessible conscience #corroborates (0.72)
• Marriage’s frustrated eroticism causally drives wives into adultery #exemplifies (0.70) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1617