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Readings Help Learn more. Week 1

REQUIRED READINGS
Pinker (2008) The Moral Instinct

 

Harris (2010) Science Can Answer Moral Questions TED Talk

Haidt (2008) The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives TED Talk

Tamar Gendler, Lecture 12, Chapters 2 and 3 Open Yale Courses 
    You can watch the lecture starting at 15:37 or read the transcript (go to "Transcript" section at the bottom of the page) 

Tamar Gendler, Lecture 13, Chapter 2 Open Yale Courses
    You can watch the lecture starting at 21:17 or read the transcript (go to "Transcript" section at the bottom of the page)

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Bloom (2013) Just Babies, Chapter 1 (Purchase book from Amazon | Barnes & Noble)

 

OPTIONAL

If you want a broad and well-written introduction to moral philosophy, you should check out "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do"by Michael Sandel

For a humorous treatment of a famous moral dilemma, see:

The Button

The story by Ursula LeGuin reference in Tamar Gendler's lectures can be found here.  

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Week 2

REQUIRED READINGS

Bloom (2013). The baby in the well. New Yorker.

Ariely (2011)

, Short talk summarizing a chapter.

 

 

Ronson (2012). Strange answers to the psychopath test. TED talk.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

 

Bloom (2013). Just Babies, Chapters 2 and 3. 

 

(Purchase book from Amazon |  Barnes & Noble )

 

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Week 3 

REQUIRED READINGS

De Waal (2010). Morals Without God?

Bloom (2009) The moral life of babies. New York Times Magazine.  (This is not necessary if you’ve read Just Babies). 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

For students who have no background in evolution,

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For a much more extended introduction, you should check out Richard Dawkins’ book, The Blind Watchmaker 

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Week 4

REQUIRED READINGS

Haidt (2012).  The Righteous Mind. "Chapter 7: The Moral Foundations of Politics." 

 

Pizarro (2012). The strange politics of disgust. 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Haidt (2012).  The Righteous Mind .  (Though we are providing a chapter of The Righteous Mind for free, we encourage you to purchase the book so that you can read it it in its entirety).

Greene (2010).

 

Appiah (2010).

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