Summary of Paul Bloom's Just Babies

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Morality is the capacity to judge and condemn others. We are naturally kind to others, at least some of the time. But we possess ugly instincts as well, and these can metastasize into evil.
#2 There are many types of moral violations. The most basic is hitting someone, which is a violation of a moral rule that all humans respond to. Other examples include throwing a brick at someone, sideswiping a car, or killing someone’s dog.
#3 There is a difference between moral wrongs and moral rightness. While some things may be considered morally wrong, they may not necessarily be harmful. Morality also encompasses questions of rightness, as demonstrated by a study of spontaneous helping in toddlers.
#4 Morality is broad and includes both the harsh and the softer elements. It is learned, and it varies between cultures.

Sujets

• Developmental
• Human development (biology)
• Psychology
• Child

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 08 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822501515
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Paul Bloom's Just Babies
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Morality is the capacity to judge and condemn others. We are naturally kind to others, at least some of the time. But we possess ugly instincts as well, and these can metastasize into evil.

#2

There are many types of moral violations. The most basic is hitting someone, which is a violation of a moral rule that all humans respond to. Other examples include throwing a brick at someone, sideswiping a car, or killing someone’s dog.

#3

There is a difference between moral wrongs and moral rightness. While some things may be considered morally wrong, they may not necessarily be harmful. Morality also encompasses questions of rightness, as demonstrated by a study of spontaneous helping in toddlers.

#4

Morality is broad and includes both the harsh and the softer elements. It is learned, and it varies between cultures.

#5

It is easy to think of moral beliefs that are peculiar to our own culture and time. For example, most readers of this book believe that it is wrong to hate someone solely because of the color of his or her skin, but this is a modern insight.

#6

The idea that we are all born with a natural disapproval of things such as lying, breaking a promise, and murder is a misconception. While we may have evolved to have a natural disapproval of these things, we can also evolved to have a natural approval of things such as kindness to kin.

#7

We are capable of acting kindly and generously toward those who are not blood relatives. This is a clear example of how we thrive by working together, and our social sentiments make this coordination possible.

#8

Babies are extremely difficult to study, and the methods used to do so are not suitable for them. They are like my dog, only more fascinating. The brain-imaging methods designed for use with adults are not suitable for babies because they are too dangerous or because the subjects must remain awake but still for a long period of time.

#9

Looking-time methods are particularly well suited for babies. They can help assess what someone finds to be new, interesting, or unexpected. Babies are largely at the mercy of the environment, and their lack of internal control means they are vulnerable to our methods.

#10

The study that got me started doing research on the moral life of babies was not designed to look at morality at all. It was intended to explore the sophistication of babies’ social understanding.

#11

The most obvious nasty interact