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Moralities of Everyday Life
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 24 hours
  • Course by Yale University
  • Offered by

About

How can we explain kindness and cruelty? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Why do people so often disagree about moral issues? This course explores the psychological foundations of our moral lives.

Modules

Welcome to the Moralities of Everyday Life!

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to the Course

3 Readings

  • Meet your instructors!
  • Course resources
  • Pre-Course Survey

Week 1 Readings

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Lesson 1

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • What is Morality?
  • Philosophical Approaches

Lesson 2

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  • Reason vs. Emotions
  • The Case of Disgust

Lesson 3

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  • Cute and Sexy
  • Return to the Trolley Problem
  • The Big Questions

Review

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 1 Quiz

Office Hours

    • 2 Videos
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Week 2 Readings

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Lesson 1

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  • Caring About Others
  • How Do We Treat Strangers?

Lesson 2

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  • Empathy and Concern
  • Empathy and its Limits

Review

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Week 2 Quiz

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Week 3 Readings

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Lesson 1

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Moral Diversity
  • Moral Universals

Lesson 2

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2 Videos

  • Evolution of Morality
  • Reciprocal Altruism

Lesson 3

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  • Guest Lecture, Laurie Santos

Lesson 4

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  • Development of Morality
  • How Much Can Evolution Explain?

Guests

    • 1 Videos
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  • Discussion with Laurie Santos

Review

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Week 3 Quiz

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Week 4 Readings

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Lesson 1

    • 3 Videos
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  • Moral Differences
  • Kinds of Societies
  • Conservatives and Liberals

Disgust and Honor

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  • Disgust and Honor I
  • Disgust and Honor II

Religion and Morality

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  • Religion and Morality I
  • Religion and Morality II

Review

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Week 4 Quiz

Office Hours

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2 Videos

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Week 5 Radings

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Lesson 1

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  • Moral Circles
  • The Morality of Group Preference
  • What Groups Matter?

Lesson 2

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  • Stereotypes
  • Economic Games

Lesson 3

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  • Criticisms of Economic Games
  • How Do We Naturally Respond to Strangers?
  • The Problem of Kindness

Review

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Week 5 Quiz

Office Hours

    • 2 Videos
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Week 6 Readings

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Lesson 1

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  • Morality as Part of Our Nature
  • Skepticism About the Self
  • Free Will and the Situation

Conclusion

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  • Conclusion

1 Readings

  • Post- Course Survey

Review

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  • Week 6 Quiz

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Discover the psychological foundations of morality with "Moralities of Everyday Life" by Coursera. This foundational course delves into the origins of kindness, cruelty, and our sense of right and wrong, while examining why moral disagreements arise. Perfect for personal development enthusiasts, it offers 1440 minutes of insightful content. Accessible with a Starter subscription, it promises to enrich your understanding of human behavior and ethics. Join now to explore the complexities of our moral lives.

Paul Bloom
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Paul Bloom