The Science of Moral Judgment

March 12, 2008
Host: Armand DiMele

Where do our moral instincts actually come from? Armand DiMele traces the origins of right and wrong through Freudian id-ego-superego theory, transactional analysis, and new neuroscience showing that damage to the prefrontal cortex shifts people toward utilitarian choices, raising hard questions about guilt, empathy, and who gets to judge.

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