#255 Mark Sheskin: Moral Developmental Psychology
RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 5th, 2019.
Dr. Mark Sheskin is Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at Minerva Schools at KGI, and a Research Affiliate at Yale University, where he is coordinating thechidlab.com. His research interests are at the intersection of philosophy and psychology, with a particular focus on the origins of prosocial behavior and moral judgment.
In this episode, we talk about the developmental psychology of morality and moral philosophy. We start off with children’s care for equality and fairness, including the development of numerical and quality equality. We also refer to what we can learn from studying close primates. We discuss if morality can be objective. And near the end we also talk about how people think about economic inequality, and if it is a problem by itself, or if fairness is more important.
Time Links:
Do children care about equality?
Equality and fairness
Numerical and quality equality
What can we learn from studying other primates?
The Needs of the Many Do Not Outweigh the Needs of the Few
Can morality be objective?
Do people care more about economic inequality or economic unfairness?
Follow Dr. Sheskin’s work!
Follow Dr. Sheskin’s work:
Faculty page: http://bit.ly/2lx05Qd
Website: http://bit.ly/2k26W3I
ResearchGate profile: http://bit.ly/2k26OBg
Thechildlab.com: http://bit.ly/2ku9k3m
Twitter handle: @msheskin
Relevant papers/books:
Anti-equality: Social comparison in young children: http://bit.ly/2k1MPml
Life-history theory explains childhood moral development: http://bit.ly/2m1ZJ4p
Some Equalities Are More Equal Than Others: Quality Equality Emerges Later Than Numerical Equality: http://bit.ly/2lyTBQY
The Evolution of Morality: Which Aspects of Human Moral Concerns Are Shared With Nonhuman Primates?: http://bit.ly/2kx8LWH
The Needs of the Many Do Not Outweigh the Needs of the Few: The Limits of Individual Sacrifice across Diverse Cultures: http://bit.ly/2kx8VgL
Why people prefer unequal societies: http://bit.ly/2khTEjT