Moral tribes : emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them
by Greene, Joshua David, 1974-
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Our brains were designed for tribal life, for getting along with a select group of others (Us) and for fighting off everyone else (Them). But modern times have forced the world's tribes into a shared space, resulting in epic clashes of values along with unprecedented opportunities. As the world shri... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The tragedy of commonsense morality
- pt. 1. Moral problems
- The tragedy of the commons
- Moral machinery
- Strife on the new pastures
- pt. 2. Morality fast and slow
- Trolleyology
- Efficiency, flexibility, and the dual-process brain
- pt. 3. Common currency
- A splendid idea
- In search of common currency
- Common currency found
- pt. 4. Moral convictions
- Alarming acts
- Justice and fairness
- pt. 5. Moral solutions
- Deep pragmatism
- Beyond point-and-shoot morality: six rules for modern herders.