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Our Moral Origins
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Objects Depth Number Geometry
Objects Depth Number Geometry
Other Minds?
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Our Moral Origins Part 1/3 Objects Number Depth Geometry Objects Number Depth Geometry Other Minds? Knowledge Intention Morality Theory of Mind Egocentricism Three Mountains Task Mean Monkey Task False Belief Task
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Knowledge Intention Morality
Theory of Mind
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Egocentricism “Three Mountains” Task “Mean Monkey” Task
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“False Belief” Task
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Performance vs Competence
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Looking Time (s)
6 12 18 24 30 “Believed” Location True Location
(Onishi & Baillargeon, 2005)
that’s what I expected…
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no way!
Looking Time (s)
6 12 18 24 30 “Believed” Location True Location
(Onishi & Baillargeon, 2005)
Infants know that others have minds, and that those minds can be different from their own!
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What kinds
- f minds?
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Babies know “good” from “bad” (and prefer good!)
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Preference (%)
16 32 48 64 80 French Infants American Infants French English
10-month old Toy Choices
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Later this semester… Today…
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Diversity Moral ?
major sexual orientation ethnic background view on abortion
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What is morality even about?
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Greg Johnson
(of Texas vs. Johnson)
Moral Foundations
Harm Fairness Group Loyalty Authority Purity
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Moral Foundations
Harm Fairness Group Loyalty Authority Purity
Moral Foundations
Group Loyalty Authority
“independent-minded and relates to its owner as a friend and equal” “extremely loyal to its home and family, and doesn’t warm up quickly to strangers”
OK
- r
NOT OK?
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OK
- r
NOT OK?
A woman is cleaning out her closet, and she finds her old American flag. She doesn't want the flag anymore, so she cuts it up into pieces and uses the rags to clean her bathroom.
Can there be “victimless crimes”?
Haidt et al. (1993)
25 50 75 100 OK Not OK
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A woman was dying, and on her deathbed she asked her son to promise that he would visit her grave every week. The son loved his mother very much, so he promised to visit her grave every
- week. But after the mother died, the son didn't
keep his promise, because he was very busy.
Can there be “victimless crimes”?
Haidt et al. (1993)
25 50 75 100 OK Not OK
Can there be “victimless crimes”?
A family's dog was killed by a car in front of their
- house. They had heard that dog meat was delicious,
so they cut up the dog's body and cooked it and ate it for dinner.
Haidt et al. (1993)
25 50 75 100 OK Not OK
A brother and sister like to kiss each other on the
- mouth. When nobody is around, they find a secret
hiding place and kiss each other on the mouth, passionately.
Can there be “victimless crimes”?
Haidt et al. (1993)
25 50 75 100 OK Not OK
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Emotion vs. Reason
The trolley problem
OK or not OK?
- A. OK
- B. Not OK
Emotion vs. Reason
The trolley problem
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OK or not OK?
- A. OK
- B. Not OK
deontology
rules and obligations
utilitarianism
“the greatest good for the greatest number”