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Auteur(s) : Bloom, Paul (1963-....)
Titre(s) : Just babies [Texte imprimé] : the origins of good and evil / Paul Bloom
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Crown publishers, 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (273 p.) ; 22 cm
Comprend : The moral life of babies ; Empathy and compassion ; Fairness, status, and punishment
; Others ; Bodies ; Family matters ; How to be good
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. p. 223-263. Index
A leading cognitive scientist argues that a deep sense of good and evil is bred in
the bone. From Sigmund Freud to Lawrence Kohlberg, psychologists have long believed
that we begin life as amoral animals. After all, isn't it the parents' role to turn
babies into civilized beings who can experience empathy and shame, and override selfish
impulses? In Just Babies, Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with
a sense of morality. Drawing upon years of original research at his Yale lab, he shows
that babies and toddlers can judge the goodness and badness of others' actions ; that
they act to soothe those in distress ; and that they feel guilt, shame, pride, and
righteous anger. Yet this innate morality is tragically limited. Our natural strong
moral feelings toward those in our own group - same family, same race - are offset
by ingrained dislike, even hatred, of those in different groups. Put more simply,
we are natural-born bigots. Vivid and intellectually probing, Just Babies argues that
through intelligence and creativity we can transcend the primitive sense of morality
we are born with. This erudite yet accessible book will captivate readers of Steven
Pinker, Philip Zimbardo, and Robert Wright
Sujet(s) : Morale -- Psychologie
Bien et mal -- Psychologie
Enfants -- Psychologie
Enfants -- Développement
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0307886840 (hardback). - ISBN 9780307886842 (hardback). - ISBN 0307886859 (trade
paperback). - ISBN 9780307886859 (trade paperback). - ISBN 0307886867 (ebook). - ISBN
9780307886866 (ebook) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43810771x
Notice n° :
FRBNF43810771
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