moral psychology

Lessons from Lobsters

在肠道层面,我们大多数人认为人类的生命远比龙虾的生命重要。但这种直觉只是揭示了我们大多数人都有的认知偏见吗?有什么好的论据来支持龙虾的生命不那么重要的观点吗?

Tricks for Political Persuasion

In these polarized times, it's hard to convince anyone of anything that they didn't already believe in. This consistent inability to reach any real mutual understanding can lead some to "agree to disagree," but when it comes to serious moral questions where lives are at stake, we need better tools of persuasion.

Categorizing Humans

Having just listened to the recent中国伊朗亚洲杯比赛直播showwith David Livingstone Smith, I find myself thinking that he is on to an extremely important phenomenon, but that he mischaracterizes it. Furthermore, the way he mischaracterizes it represents a big oversight about the way humans experience other humans.