Evolution, Morality, Sustainability

Moral intuitions

Human Evolution Resources Moral Intuitions A basic insight of social psychology is that our beliefs and attitudes about ethical-moral issues are largely influenced by “fast

Causes of our moral intuitions

In this lesson students explore the causes of our moral intuitions with the help of a sorting activity and reflection questions.

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Interactive presentation: Analyzing moral language

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Analogy table – moral taste buds_2

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Moral intuitions matching activity

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Noticing moral intuitions

Students identify the moral intuitions underlying people’s opinions in quoted texts and images.