Moral Psychology

Why We Hate Atheists: Fear Of The Faithless

Mark Matousek | Posted 02.26.2012

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Mark Matousek

Atheists challenge this family system. We stand outside the big tent, wondering why the faithful have so little faith in the inherent goodness of human beings.

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The Psychology Of 'Purity'

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychological Science, Moral Psychology, Embodied Cognition, Moral Heuristics, Morality, Psychology Morality, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

This is the first study to explore the physical embodiment of virtue. Soap and water can literally salve our guilt, and soften our moral judgments of others.

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The Link Between Ownership and Creativity

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Squatting, Psychological Science, Moral Psychology, Heuristics, Private Property, Cognitive Psychology, Patricia Kanngiesser, Ownership, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

New research suggests that our moral judgments about property ownership may be an intuitive process--one more fundamental than society's laws and regulations.

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The Psychology of Knock Offs: Why 'Faking It' Makes Us Feel (and Act) Like Phonies

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Self Psychology, Fransesca Gino, Prada, Dan Ariely, Duke University, Harvard Business School, Heuristic Mind, Ray Ban, Chloe, UNC-CHapel Hill, Psychological Science, Moral Psychology, Michael Norton, Versace, Counterfeit Brand Names, Knockoffs, Predictably Irrational, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

That's why we buy knockoffs, isn't it? To polish our self-image--at half the price? But new research suggests that they may not work as magically as we'd like--and indeed may backfire.

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