THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS

Posted on Friday 16 September 2005

Examples of cross-cultural moral diversity such as this one may not seem surprising in the 21st century. In a world of religious wars, genocide, and terrorism, no one is naive enough to think that all moral beliefs are universal. But beneath such diversity, can we discern a common core—a distinct, universal, maybe even innate “moral sense” in our human nature?

Do the Right Thing
Cognitive science’s search for a common morality (Boston Review)

Fun and thought-provoking:

Morality Play (The Philosophers’ Magazine)

Thought-provoking and rather creepy:

Moral Sense Test (Primate Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Harvard)


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