If the cognitive content tracks the morally relevant feature—the agent's ill will or indifference—then the judgment replicates the action-guiding and relational work the emotion performs.
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An aspect of a situation that actually matters for determining what is right or wrong—in this case, whether someone is acting out of bad intentions or not caring about harm.
relational work(in ethics and philosophy of emotion)
The way something affects or shapes relationships between people—how it influences how we connect with or treat others.
replicates(in philosophy of mind)
Copies or reproduces the same effect or function; does the same work or achieves the same result.
tracks(as used in philosophy)
Follows along with or corresponds to something; means that if one thing is true, the other is also true.