THINKING ABOUT MORALITY AND MORAL THINKING - IS THERE A DISTINCTION

A recent exchange with Shaffer (this issue) reveals several points of agreement underscoring the utility of our subject-based approach to un derstanding moral thought. Shaffer's latest reply raises the interesti ng question of whether thinking about morality, the focus of our study , constitutes moral thinking. Our response underscores how Shaffer's a pproach to studying moral thought differs from our own. More important , we emphasize how disagreements over what constitutes moral thinking can and should be settled empirically.