
Understanding moral disagreements (Jonathan Haidt)
Rationally Speaking Podcast
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What Are the Taste Buds of the Moral Mind?
The moral mind is a product of evolution byet. It develops differently in different culture. How do you reconcile that? A lot of psychologists have used the metaphor of language. But i found that the metaphors of taste works better. We all have the same taste buds on our tongue, with enough sweet, sour, salt, a bitter and umami, which is a meat flavor but quisines differ around the world. And so the question is, what are the taste buds of the moral sense? The best candidates are care, fairness, loyalty, sanctity and liberty.
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