Dasgupta, ShamikSmith, MichaelSims, Lauren2016-07-202026-09-302016-07-202026-09-302016-04-042016-07-20http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01s7526f88khttps://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp01s7526f88kWhat does empirical, psychological research on situated rationality mean for contemporary theories of self-knowledge and moral responsibility in philosophy? In this paper, I consider four cases of non-deliberative thought and action — stereotype threat, implicit bias, unreflective voting decisions, and manipulative advertising practices that lead to harm. Extending Victoria McGeer’s points in The Moral Development of First-Person Authority, I clarify how supporting democratic policies that mitigate unwanted effects of these judgments can develop our own self-knowledge and capacity for individual responsibility.41 pagesen-USPrinceton University Senior Theses