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closeClarification?
Posted by Stupid1 on 14 Dec 2012 at 03:49 GMT
In the study you site as morals:
LIBERALS:
compassion
fairness
CONSERVATIVES VALUE:
ingroup loyalty
authorities and traditions
physical/spiritual purity
I'm curious if you have an explanation for how "ingroup loyalty" can be seen as morally equal with fairness and compassion when often it is group mentality that leads to bad behavior, how "deference to authority can be seen as equal when we see numerous examples around the globe of corrupt and dangerous leaders, and how purity at all can be seen as equal when it is the core trait that leads to bigotry and isolationism?
Please help me understand how these "morals" are equal.Thanks.
RE: Clarification?
bnosek replied to Stupid1 on 14 Dec 2012 at 16:46 GMT
Dear Stupid (if I may use your first name, or is it your last name?),
Your comment raises a very important point. Moral Foundations Theory is a descriptive theory, not a normative one. That means that it takes no position on whether these moral motivations are good or bad, justifiable or unjustifiable. So, reasonable and unreasonable people can disagree whether a particular foundation is morally defensible. More detail on this is available from papers about the theory available at my website (http://briannosek.com/) as well as Jon and Jesse's -- they are more central contributors to the development of the theory. You can see the latest review here: http://papers.ssrn.com/so...
Best,
Brian