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Hypermoralism – Morality causes ordinary people to do immoral things.

Some people believe that immoral acts are caused by amoral individuals. However, very few people are truly immoral (~1% of individuals are psychopaths). The idea of the term, hypermoralism, is to popularize the idea that morality can actually cause people to be immoral, rather than prevent them from being immoral (e.g. see this post). It’s [...]

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30Jan/100

What are the psychological differences that make people liberal democrats, conservative republicans, or libertarians?

While I am definitely prototypically liberal, I know a lot of good solid people who happen to be conservative. I also live in a state (California), where some of the excesses of liberalism are self-evident. There is merit to traditionally conservative principles like respect for tradition and desire to reward those who work hard over [...]

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December 11, 2011
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November 2, 2011
The Moral Foundations of ThinkProgress, Alternet, Daily Kos, & the NY Times
October 15, 2011
Liberals vs. Conservatives:innocent until proven guilty?
September 11, 2011
Does social psychology try too hard to be perceived as a “science”?
August 31, 2011
Equity trumps Equality in arguments about taxation
July 31, 2011
Hypermoral Debt Ceiling Quotes
July 17, 2011
Libya as a moral war (except for libertarians)
July 10, 2011
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June 18, 2011
Relative vs. Absolute Good Choices for Liberals, Conservatives, and Libertarians
May 23, 2011
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May 9, 2011
When Ingroup Love does not equal Outgroup Hate
May 2, 2011
Osama Bin Laden’s Death is a chance to escape Zero-Sum thinking
April 23, 2011
Liberals place more value on being funny than conservatives and libertarians.
April 21, 2011
Jon Kyl’s Moral Confabulation is something we all do.
March 30, 2011
Why should the US lead in Libya? Liberal-Conservative Value Differences.
March 24, 2011
Perceptions of Scarcity & Responsibility inform Budget Negotiations
February 27, 2011
Psychological Correlates of Feelings Toward Labor Unions among Liberals
February 22, 2011
Reagan was a Union Member – Visiting his Library as an exercise in Civil Politics
February 15, 2011
Psychology is generally Continuous, not Categorical
February 11, 2011
Are liberals more neurotic than conservatives?
February 10, 2011
Can liberal academics study conservative ideology?
January 17, 2011
Rush Limbaugh says Civility is the New Censorship
January 11, 2011
You can’t put out a Fire with Gasoline – A Reaction to reactions to the Giffords Shooting
December 29, 2010
Tony Washington’s NFL Story: How wrong is brother-sister incest?
December 18, 2010
Tony Hsieh, liberals, and libertarians prefer buying experiences to materialism – A Review of Delivering Happiness
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The Case for Honesty as a Moral Foundation
December 2, 2010
The Definition of Moral Hazard and A Review of The Big Short
November 23, 2010
Does conflict avoidance underlie disproportionate liberal support of civility?

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Hypermoralism – Morality causes ordinary people to do immoral things.

What are the psychological differences that make people liberal democrats, conservative republicans, or libertarians?