an online book by David Gurteen
Morals are shared cultural norms and values that guide individuals on how to behave in society. These norms are shaped by social, emotional, and intuitive factors and are based on ideas of right and wrong, good and bad, and justice. Morals vary across cultures and communities.
Morality (from Latin moralitas 'manner, character, proper behavior') is the categorization of intentions, decisions and actions into those that are proper, or right, and those that are improper, or wrong. Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that is understood to be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness", "appropriateness" or "rightness".
Moral philosophy includes meta-ethics, which studies abstract issues such as moral ontology and moral epistemology, and normative ethics, which studies more concrete systems of moral decision-making such as deontological ethics and consequentialism. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule, which states: "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."
Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e., opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any particular set of moral standards or principles.
Credit: Wikipedia - moralsIn this book, Moral Courage, Rushworth Kidder reveals that moral courage is the bridge between talking ethics and doing ethics. Defining it as a readiness to endure danger for the sake of principle, he explains that the courage to act is found at the intersection of three elements: action based on core values, awareness of the … Continue reading Moral Courage Rushworth M. Kidder (2006)
My research examines the intuitive foundations of morality. I have found that moral reasoning is generally done post-hoc, to search for confirmation of our fast, automatic intuitive responses. I am therefore skeptical of the power of reasoning to bring us to the right conclusions, particularly when self-interest or reputational concerns are in … | Jonathan Haidt Continue reading Moral Reasoning Is Generally Done Post-hoc Jonathan Haidt
In this book, The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. Credit: Amazon The Righteous Mind … Continue reading The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Jonathan Haidt (2013)
There’s more to morality than harm and fairness. | Jonathan Haidt Continue reading There’s More to Morality Than Harm and Fairness Jonathan Haidt (2012)
Values Knowledge and Information ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Morals are values. They are a set of principles that help us evaluate and distinguish right from wrong, good from bad for ourselves and society. What … Continue reading What Are Morals? Principles of right or wrong behaviour
Polarization of opinions is becoming more prevalent in today’s society and is creating both unrest at the societal level as well as conflict within small groups with different views. Continue reading Opinion Polarization We are polarized across political, religious, moral, and racial divides
Our beliefs are deeply rooted and are based on little evidence, yet we argue and fight over them. It is essential that we better understand the nature of our beliefs and how they are formed and learn to question and revise them. Continue reading Rethinking Our Beliefs It is not easy to change our beliefs
Knowledge Only Exists in the Mind Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Agency is our ability to make intentional choices and act independently, shaping our lives and identities. The challenge is transitioning … Continue reading From Knowledge to Agency Developing agency in a changing world – cultivating the capacity to act
