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Just Babies

Just Babies

By Paul Bloom

The Origins of Good and Evil. Crown Publishers, 2013.

5.0 / 2

16 mins read

13 Key insights

A brief summary of Just Babies

Research-driven data on human morality that examines such controversial topics as racism, religion, and violence, seeking to establish whether we’re born with morals or taught them by family, educators, and our environment.

Key insights in Just Babies

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What do i get from this book? Uncover the origins of morality and help children grow into compassionate adults
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“Morality” is defined by a culture’s current beliefs, though psychological studies using the “looking-time method” suggest morality is inborn
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The lack of moral sentiment, compassion, and empathy sets psychopaths apart from the rest of us
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Babies sense pain and want to comfort, suggesting empathy and compassion are biological rather than environmental
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Compassion, religion, and empathy on their own do not presume morality; revenge also factors in
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Equality plays a large role in status and punishment, though adults are able to temper their feelings with reason
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Racism develops from a desire for familiarity and “coalitions,” but it can be overcome using intelligence and good sense
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The origins of “disgust” are debated by researchers, but illness, learned behavior, and immorality all play a part
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Helping family and friends is often more important than helping strangers, though moral philosophers debate this idea
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Acts of kindness are often more self-serving than altruistic, but logic allows us to control our actions
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Just Babies

Parents • teachers • childcare workers • psychologists • sociologists • child development students

About the author of Just Babies

Author and psychologist Paul Bloom teaches cognitive science and psychology at Yale University. Focused on the natural world versus the social one humans create for themselves, Bloom has innovated psychology with new, data-driven insights into how and why we behave the way we do. In 2002, he was awarded the Stanton Prize for his contributions to these areas.

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