Making Moral Judgments: Psychological Perspectives on Morality, Ethics, and Decision-Making

ISBN-13: 9780367370831 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 210 str.

Donelson Forsyth

Opis

This book examines diversity in moral judgements, drawing on recent work in social, personality, and evolutionary psychology. The author explores morality using ethics position theory alongside other theoretical perspectives in moral psychology, showing how it can relate to contemporary social issues from abortion to premarital sex to human rights.

Spis treści

1. Judging Morality 2. Ethics Position Theory 3. Measured Morality 4. Individuals Differ 5. Moral Thought 6. Moral Behaviors and Emotions 7. The Geography of Ethics 8. Ethics in Applied Contexts 9. Appendix

O autorze

Donelson R. Forsyth is a social and personality psychologist who studies groups, leadership, ethical thought, and the psychological bases of teaching and learning. He is a professor at the University of Richmond, US, where he holds the Colonel Leo K. and Gaylee Thorsness Endowed Chair in Ethical Leadership. He has authored or edited ten books (including Group Dynamics, now in its seventh edition) and over 140 chapters and articles on ethics, groups, and related topics. He was recognized as the Outstanding Group Psychologist by the American Psychological Association in 1996, and received the State of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award in 2002.