 | A Psychological Perspective on Folk Moral Objectivism A Psychological Perspective on Folk Moral Objectivism is a thoroughly researched interdisciplinary exploration of the critical role metaethical beliefs play in the way morality functions. Whether or not people are "moral objectivists" is something that deserves much more empirical attention than it has thus far received, not only because it bears upon philosophical claims, but because it is a critical piece of the puzzle of human morality. This book aims to facilitate incorporating the study of metaethical beliefs into existing research programs by providing a roadmap through the theoretical and empirical landscape as it currently exists and evaluating the methodological approaches used thus far. In doing so, it summarizes the key findings--both in terms of metaethical beliefs, and their correlates, causes, and consequences--that have emerged, and explores the value of this area of study for anyone interested in the development, function, causes, and/or consequences of morality. A Psychological Perspective on Folk Moral Objectivism offers a helpful guide to social scientists interested in joining this thriving new area of research. It is a valuable resource for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in moral psychology, theoretical psychology, experimental philosophy, metaethics and philosophy of the mind. Jennifer Cole Wright is a professor of psychology at the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. Her area of research is moral development and moral psychology more generally. Specifically, she studies virtue (with a current focus on humility), meta-ethics, moral conviction, and tolerance, the influence of individual and social "liberal vs. conservative" mindsets on moral judgments, and young children's early moral development. In addition to writing Understanding Virtue: Theory and Measurement (with Michael Warren and Nancy Snow), she has edited an interdisciplinary volume on Humility (both with Oxford Press). And she has co-edited, with Hagop Sarkissian, Advances in Experimental Moral Psychology (Bloomsbury Academic Press). |
