Category Archives: Ethics

A Person-Centered Approach to Moral Judgment

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Luke Ford

Academics Eric Luis Uhlmann, David A. Pizarro, and Daniel Diermeier publish in 2015: * There is a growing body of evidence that individuals are fundamentally motivated to evaluate others on a moral dimension—people quickly and easily attribute morally good or … Continue reading →

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Virtue Signalling Is Virtuous

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Luke Ford

Philosopher Neil Levy writes: * Animals use signals for a variety of purposes. For instance, gazelles famously signal their fitness by stotting (jumping up and down on the spot) in front of predators (FitzGibbon and Fanshawe 1988). Peacocks even more … Continue reading →

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The Moral Psychology Handbook

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from the chapter on race in this 2010 book: * evolutionary psychologists hold that people in many cultures and historical epochs have relied on skin color and other bodily features to classify their fellows, and have … Continue reading →

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Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2015 book by my favorite moral philosopher — John M. Doris: In 1957, a marketing consultant named James Vicary reported huge sales increases at a New Jersey theater concession. All one need do, Vicary … Continue reading →

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Liberals, race, religion, bigots, essentialism (8-4-22)

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Luke Ford

The Left derides those who ascribe essential qualities to Jews, Christians, Muslims, blacks, whites, Anglos, Germans, Japanese, Nigerians. And the Left is right. Just because somebody is a member of one of these groups does not determine anything. There is … Continue reading →

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