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The New Synthesis in Moral Psychology
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People are selfish, yet morally motivated. Morality is universal, yet culturally variable. Such apparent contradictions are dissolving as research from many disciplines converges on a few shared principles, including the importance of moral intuitions, the socially functional (rather than truth-seeking) nature of moral thinking, and the coevolution of moral minds with cultural practices and institutions that create diverse moral communities. I propose a fourth principle to guide future research: Morality is about more than harm and fairness. More research is needed on the collective and religious parts of the moral domain, such as loyalty, authority, and spiritual purity.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Haidt, J.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2007-05-18
- Volume
- 316
- Issue
- 5827
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- 998-1002
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- References
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- FWCI
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