Between fixed and fickle : why our moral views keep changing /

"Killing and cheating seem obviously wrong, yet such moral infractions are common. So is morality selfish or irrational? "No," says psychologist Audun Dahl. Moral views are not permanently fixed, but neither are they fickle. Research shows that when people alter their moral views, the...

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Main Author: Dahl, Audun (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2026.
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Summary:"Killing and cheating seem obviously wrong, yet such moral infractions are common. So is morality selfish or irrational? "No," says psychologist Audun Dahl. Moral views are not permanently fixed, but neither are they fickle. Research shows that when people alter their moral views, they do so because they see good reasons for change."-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:281 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-272) and index.
ISBN:9780674292086
0674292081