Recommended books

Books about moral psychology and moral philosophy, mostly for a general audience.

• The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves Dan Ariely

• Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil Paul Bloom

• Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion Paul Bloom

• Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage Paul Ekman

• Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them Joshua Greene

• The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Jonathon Haidt

• The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom Jonathon Haidt

• Moral minds: How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong Marc Hauser

• Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think George Lakoff

• Justice: What’s the right thing to do? Michael Sandel

• Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved Frans de Waal

• The moral animal: Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology Robert Wright

• The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil Philip Zimbardo

• What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life Phil Zuckerman

Recommended talks

TED talks about moral psychology and moral philosophy.

• Our buggy moral code Dan Ariely

• Moral behavior in animals Frans de waal

• The moral roots of liberals and conservatives Jonathan Haidt

• Science can answer moral questions Sam Harris

• Progress is not a zero sum game Robert Wright

• The surprising decline in violence Steven Pinker

• The strange politics of disgust David Pizarro

Recommended podcasts

Podcasts from moral psychologists, moral philosophers, or psychologists that frequently discuss moral issues. These podcasts range from very academic to very causal.

• The Moral Science Podcast Amber Cazzell

• Making Sense Sam Harris

• The Psychology Podcast Scott Barry Kaufman

• Very Bad Wizards David Pizarro & Tamler Sommers

• Two Psychologists Four beers Yoel Inbar & Michael Inzlicht

• No Stupid Questions Stephen Dubner & Angela Duckworth

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