It’s a common quirk of human psychology to make the mental leap that the way things are is the way things ought to be. New research into how we explain the world around us sheds light on the phenomenon.
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We tend instinctively to value human lives over non-human ones. But is there a point where the scales might tip the other way?
A new study reveals that we are more likely to trust people who follow simple moral rules – or at least give moral problems some serious thought.
It helps society function when people punish selfish acts, even at a personal cost. A new theory suggests third-party punishment also confers some benefits on the punisher.
For human groups to grow from small, intimate communities to the huge interconnected societies we know now, people needed to be willing to cooperate with strangers. Religion might have played a big role.
Considerations of the moral case for coal must do far more than consider whether cheap fossil energy will lift people out of poverty. It must consider the pollution and harm to nature that come with it.
The latest Disney shows just how far psychology has come since the moralisers of the 19th century.
Whether we’re reading about family studies research in Women’s Day , Scientific American or the Journal of GLBT Family Studies, most of us look for evidence that will help us understand where we sit along…
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Professor of Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Professor of Philosophy of Education, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Psychology, Australian National University
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Research Psychologist, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor, Director of the Centre for Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics Deputy Director, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Lecturer, The Cairnmillar Institute Melbourne, La Trobe University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Westminster
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Reader in History, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Reader in Psychology, University of Bath
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Ph.D. Student in Developmental Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor, University of Queensland Business School, The University of Queensland