“Children have to navigate the moral inconsistencies of adults” Psychologist and cognitive scientist Paul Bloom wants to get to the bottom of how children’s sense of morality develops Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / August 19, 2019
Even three-year-olds have a keen sense of fairness Very young children already have a nuanced appreciation of intentionality by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / November 14, 2018
How easily someone is disgusted predicts their general moral notions David A. Pizarro explains one possible reason why moral, social and political judgments differ so widely Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 29, 2018
“Morality demands thinking with the head and not the heart” Cognitive scientist Paul Bloom talks about building a sense of morality and how a too-narrow notion of “empathy” can cause misjudgments Interview by Sabine Gysi / January 12, 2018
Young children don’t blindly adopt adult norms Instead, they are actively involved in the formulation, negotiation, and interpretation of rules by Markus Paulus / August 14, 2017
“Some basic notions of fairness are culturally constructed” Developmental Psychologist Michael Tomasello talks about children’s sense of fairness and explains why fair is not fair everywhere Interview by Gelgia Fetz Fernandes / August 5, 2016
