How can we explain kindness and cruelty? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Why do people so often disagree about moral issues? This course explores the psychological foundations of our moral lives.
How can we explain kindness and cruelty? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Why do people so often disagree about moral issues? This course explores the psychological foundations of our moral lives.
Philosophy, Psychology, Social Psychology, Moral Universe
4.8 (3,247 ratings)
KD
Jul 29, 2020
This is an amazing course, it is filled with arguments that will make you to think about yourself and will give you moral insights. This course can change your perspective towards morality and life.
JE
Dec 18, 2017
Coming from undergraduate course Psychology, and with my paper about Generosity, this course has shared with me lessons that both strengthened and challenged my learnings on this topic of interest.
From the lesson
The Big Questions
What is morality, anyway? What are the big debates in the field of moral psychology?
Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University