The role of emotion in moral judgment is currently a topic of much debate in moral
psychology. One specific claim made by many researchers is that irrelevant feelings of …

People are selfish, yet morally motivated. Morality is universal, yet culturally variable. Such
apparent contradictions are dissolving as research from many disciplines converges on a …

Dual-process theories of moral judgment suggest that responses to moral dilemmas are
guided by two moral principles: the principle of deontology states that the morality of an …

Dual-system approaches to psychology explain the fundamental properties of human
judgment, decision making, and behavior across diverse domains. Yet, the appropriate …

In Consciousness We Trust is a synthesis of Hakwan Lau's 20-year research programme
exploring the neuroscience of consciousness. Discussing studies from his own laboratory …

Morally judicious behavior forms the fabric of human sociality. Here, we sought to investigate
neural activity associated with different facets of moral thought. Previous research suggests …

Moral reasoning is an essential part of how humans develop and a fundamental aspect of
how human societies change over time. On a developmental timescale, reasoning about …

A large literature demonstrates that moral convictions guide many of our thoughts,
behaviors, and social interactions. Yet, we know little about how these moral convictions …

We review and reconceptualize “intuition,” defining intuitions as affectively charged
judgments that arise through rapid, nonconscious, and holistic associations. In doing so, we …

When something is wrong, someone is harmed. This hypothesis derives from the theory of
dyadic morality, which suggests a moral cognitive template of wrongdoing agent and …