Moral Minds: How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong.MORAL MINDS: HOW Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and wrong MARC D. HAUSER Philosophers have long debated how a person develops a sense of morality. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Hauser, the director of the cognitive-evolution laboratory at Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. , morality comes hardwired in the human brain, a consequence of our evolution as social animals. Similar to our inherent capacity for language is an inherent, universal moral grammar with which we evaluate our behavior and that of others. With this sense, we have developed legal codes, religions, and ethical standards for use in medicine, the military, and interpersonal relationships This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. . Hauser explains how philosophers have tackled the role of emotions in exercising moral sense, and how psychologists This list includes notable psychologists and contributors to psychology, some of whom may not have thought of themselves primarily as psychologists but are included here because of their important contributions to the discipline. have analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. moral development in children. He also looks at how moral judgments, especially in regard to violent action in defense of honor, can vary across cultures. HarperCollins, 2006, 489 p., hardcover, $27. 95. |
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