Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Framing Moral Intuitions

This paper addresses the problem of framing effects for moral intuitionalism posed by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong in his controversial article “Framing Moral Intuitions”. In his article, Sinnott-Armstrong attempts to reject moral intuitionalism by questioning the reliability of our moral intuitions on the basis that they are subject to framing effects, citing several studies to support his position. However, critics such as William Tolhurst and Russ Landau-Schaefer argue that these studies are neither adequate nor sufficient for Sinnott-Armstrong justified his claim. In this article, I will address the main areas of contention in this debate and propose a solution that may be able to reconcile Sinnott-Armstrong and his interlocutors.