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Just babies : the origins of good and evil / Paul Bloom.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Crown Publishers, [2013]Edition: 1st edDescription: 273 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780307886842
  • 9780307886859 (trade paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.4/1825
Online resources: Summary: Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with a sense of morality. Drawing upon years of original research at Yale, 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.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Tough Topics 155.41825 BL JU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0049773

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-263) and index.

Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with a sense of morality. Drawing upon years of original research at Yale, 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.

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