PSYC 307 Lecture 25: PSYC 307 Lecture 25
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Religion, morality and justice: fundamentals of morality, fairness of action. Forks versus chopsticks or getting married in a house of worship vs. city hall. Is it actually right or wrong for him to steal the drug? (why) Does heinz have a duty or obligation to steal the drug? (why or why not?) Answers differ across cultural environments based on how they were raised. Perspectives of morality: evolutionist approach: the perspective that the development of a trait for all humans follow a progressing trajectory. Later stages are deemed more evolved, advanced and better. Evolutionists arguments suggest that people in later stages are better than those in primitive stages. Cultural environments, people who reason at later stages are more developed. No trajectory, no hierarchy or stages - all are solutions none is advanced or better but are developed differently from others. Whatever develops is a function of what is around them. Cannot reach the next level without passing the previous level.
