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 also largely influenced by

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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Moral intuitions matching activity

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Students explore two contrasting stories about the benefits and failures of capitalism, identify the moral intuitions behind each story, and write a third story about capitalism that integrates aspects of both stories.