Comments on: Cognitive moral relativism vs. moral absolutism in liberals and conservatives http://www.polipsych.com/2007/09/30/cognitive-moral-relativism-vs-moral-absolutism-in-liberals-and-conservatives/ Exploring Political Attitudes Through Moral Psychology Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:11:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jon haidt http://www.polipsych.com/2007/09/30/cognitive-moral-relativism-vs-moral-absolutism-in-liberals-and-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-38 jon haidt Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:07:27 +0000 http://www.polipsych.com/2007/09/30/cognitive-moral-relativism-vs-moral-absolutism-in-liberals-and-conservatives/#comment-38 Ravi, i think this is such an interesting question, to ask whether conservatives would be less likely to demonize upon finding out that liberals have fewer moral foundations. Phrasing it that way, it seems liberals are defective and conservatives should not respect them or their insights. I'd say instead that liberals think more about the common good of the largest social units -- the nation and the whole world, whereas conservatives are more focused on the health of local institutions and communities. I think we need people who care about both; we need yin and yang. jon haidt Ravi, i think this is such an interesting question, to ask whether conservatives would be less likely to demonize upon finding out that liberals have fewer moral foundations. Phrasing it that way, it seems liberals are defective and conservatives should not respect them or their insights. I’d say instead that liberals think more about the common good of the largest social units — the nation and the whole world, whereas conservatives are more focused on the health of local institutions and communities. I think we need people who care about both; we need yin and yang.

jon haidt

]]> By: PoliPsych.com » talking morality with conservative blog writers of mayor sam, libertas, the big picture, and bridget johnson - Positive, Moral, and Political Psychology http://www.polipsych.com/2007/09/30/cognitive-moral-relativism-vs-moral-absolutism-in-liberals-and-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-6 PoliPsych.com » talking morality with conservative blog writers of mayor sam, libertas, the big picture, and bridget johnson - Positive, Moral, and Political Psychology Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:53:42 +0000 http://www.polipsych.com/2007/09/30/cognitive-moral-relativism-vs-moral-absolutism-in-liberals-and-conservatives/#comment-6 [...] Here is the promised analysis and here is a blog post by Tara on the same [...] [...] Here is the promised analysis and here is a blog post by Tara on the same [...]

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