Sher's belief-desire model reduces blame to a cognitive-conative state, systematically excluding the affective phenomenology that distinguishes genuine blame from mere moral judgment.

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Affective phenomenology(as used in philosophy of mind and ethics): The actual felt experience of emotions—what it's like to *feel* angry, disappointed, or hurt, rather than just thinking about those emotions.
Belief-desire model(as used in philosophy of mind and ethics): A theory that explains human behavior and responsibility by looking only at what someone believes and what they want, without considering their emotions.
Cognitive-conative state(as used in philosophy of mind): A mental condition involving only thinking (cognitive) and wanting/willing (conative)—basically, what you believe and what you desire, leaving out feelings.
Sher(as referenced in discussions of blame and responsibility): A philosopher (George Sher) who developed a theory about how blame works and what mental states are necessary for it.

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