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001 2013012697
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010 $a 2013012697
020 $a9780307886842 (hardback)
020 $a9780307886859 (trade paperback)
020 $z9780307886866 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBJ45$b.B56 2013
082 00 $a155.4/1825$223
084 $aPSY020000$aPSY004000$aPHI005000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBloom, Paul,$d1963-
245 10 $aJust babies :$bthe origins of good and evil /$cPaul Bloom.
246 30 $aOrigins of good and evil
250 $aFirst Edition
264 1 $aNew York :$bCrown Publishers,$c[2013]
264 4 $c©2013
300 $a273 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-263) and index.
520 $a"A leading cognitive scientist argues that a deep sense of good and evil is bred in the bone. From Sigmund Freud to Lawrence Kohlberg, psychologists have long believed that we begin life as amoral animals. After all, isn't it the parents' role to turn babies into civilized beings who can experience empathy and shame, and override selfish impulses? In Just Babies, Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with a sense of morality. Drawing upon years of original research at his Yale lab, he shows that babies and toddlers can judge the goodness and badness of others' actions; that they act to soothe those in distress; and that they feel guilt, shame, pride, and righteous anger. Yet this innate morality is tragically limited. Our natural strong moral feelings toward those in our own group--same family, same race--are offset by ingrained dislike, even hatred, of those in different groups. Put more simply, we are natural-born bigots. Vivid and intellectually probing, Just Babies argues that through intelligence and creativity we can transcend the primitive sense of morality we are born with. This erudite yet accessible book will captivate readers of Steven Pinker, Philip Zimbardo, and Robert Wright"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"From Sigmund Freud to Jean Piaget, psychologists have long believed that we begin life as amoral animals. After all, isn't it the role of society--and especially parents--to transform babies from little psychopaths into civilized beings who can experience empathy and shame, and override selfish impulses? In Just Babies, Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with a sense of morality. Drawing upon years of original research at Yale, he shows that babies and toddlers can judge the goodness and badness of others' actions; that they act to soothe those in distress; and that they feel guilt, shame, pride, and righteous anger. Yet this innate morality is tragically limited. Our natural morality extends toward those in our own group, but this is offset by ingrained dislike, even hatred, of those in different groups. Put simply, we are natural-born bigots. Vivid and intellectually probing, Just Babies argues that it's only through our uniquely human capacity for reason that we can transcend the primitive sense of morality we are born with. This erudite yet accessible book will captivate readers of Steven Pinker, Philip Zimbardo, and Robert Wright."--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aEthics$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aGood and evil.
650 0 $aValues.
650 0 $aChild development.
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.$2bisacsh