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Fairness Judgments: Genuine Morality or Disguised Egocentrism?

... think about social norms and values, or about general moral principles such as equality between humans and impartiality when solving ... dilemmas that are very common in everyday life. The first dilemma is how to distribute valuable resources, like money, goods, or ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... unexpected—ways. This becomes particularly relevant in the moral context: people who are put under stress behave more compassionately in ... they’re under a lot of stress.” Consider this dilemma: A trolley is racing down the railway tracks towards five people who ... / more

Foetus or child? Language and attitudes toward abortion

Due to moral, religious and cultural sensibilities, the topic of abortion still gives ... women to make deliberate decisions also when faced with a dilemma on whether or not to perform an abortion. Moral, legal and medical implications Our findings have several practical ... / more

Elephants and Donkeys Are Killing The United States: Why We Need Political Diversity

... each other, we have found ourselves doubling down on our own moral superiority and demonizing anyone who doesn't agree with our point of ... 554-559. Ditto, P. H., & Liu, B. S. (2012). What dilemma? Moral evaluation shapes factual beliefs. Social Psychological and ... / more

How The Good Place illustrates an unorthodox theory in moral psychology

... they do. This might seem unfair, but what really counts as moral and non-moral? Evidence from psychology suggests that there may be no ... mindless decision is another person’s agonizing moral dilemma . People disagree on what counts as moral Psychologists ... / more

Never fear, a moral expert is here

... me to keep it quiet? Many people are confronted with tricky moral decision-making situations in the course of their lives and seek the ... utilitarian decision? Arguably, this depends heavily on the dilemma itself, as well as the philosophical tradition within which it is being ... / more