Description
Book SynopsisProvides a systematic framework for understanding and shaping moral action Taking Moral Action offers a timely and comprehensive overview of the emerging field of moral psychology, introducing readers to one of the most vibrant areas of research in contemporary psychology. With an inclusive and interdisciplinary approach, authors Chuck Huff and Almut Furchert incorporate a wide range of scholarly traditions, philosophical theories, empirical findings, and practical moral writings to explore the complex network of influences, contexts, and processes involved in producing and structuring moral action. Integrating key empirical and theoretical literature, this unique volume helps readers grasp the different aspects of both habitual and intentional acts of moral action. Thematically organized chapters examine moral action in contexts such as evolution, moral ecology, personality, moral identity and the self, moral reason, moral emotion, and more. Each chapter features a discussion of how n
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Introduction xiii
Part I Contexts 1
1 Evolution 3
2 Neuroscience of Moral Action 29
3 Moral Ecology 57
Part II Influences 87
4 Personality 89
5 Moral Identity and the Self 115
6 Skills and Knowledge 145
Part III Processes 177
7 Moral Reason 179
8 Moral Emotion 215
9 Moral Formation: Shaping Moral Action 246
Coda: Taking Moral Action 291
Index 299
