Taking Moral Action: (Contemporary Social Issues)

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Introduction xiii Part I Contexts 1 1 Evolution 3 2 Neuroscience of Moral Action 29 3 Moral Ecology 57 Part II Influences 87 4 Personality 89 5 Moral Identity and the Self 115 6 Skills and Knowledge 145 Part III Processes 177 7 Moral Reason 179 8 Moral Emotion 215 9 Moral Formation: Shaping Moral Action 246 Coda: Taking Moral Action 291 Index 299

About the Author :
CHUCK HUFF is Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at St. Olaf College, MN, where he teaches courses in social psychology, ethical issues in software design, the psychology of good and evil, and the psychology of religion. He has published quantitative and qualitative research on moral psychology, the ethical design of software, gender and computing, and digital ethics. His articles have appeared in computer science, education, philosophy, psychology, and sociology journals. ALMUT FURCHERT is a German philosopher and psychologist in independent practice with expertise in existential, phenomenological, and hermeneutic traditions. She has published internationally in the intersection of philosophy, psychology, theology, and the caring professions, and has held academic positions at the Jesuit School of Philosophy in Munich, the Technical University of Munich, and the Hong Kierkegaard Research Library at St Olaf College. She is also a member of the Hildegard of Bingen Academy in Eibingen, Germany.

Review :
Dan Perlman, Social Psychology, U. Winnipeg: An erudite, tour de force covering the range of contexts and processes influencing moral action. It draws on multiple intellectual traditions (psychology, philosophy, religious studies) and offers penetrating insights and critical reflections on the literature in every chapter. Dan McAdams, Personality Psychology, Northwestern U.: This is a remarkable book. I have never seen anything on this topic that is so broad and thorough. The level of detail is extraordinary. William Frey, Philosophy, Applied Ethics, U. Puerto Rico: A comprehensive summary of contemporary research in psychology and the humanities pertinent to moral expertise and moral action, indispensable for teachers of practical and professional ethics. John Davenport, Philosophy, Virtue Ethics, Fordham U.: A masterpiece, one of the most important works in moral psychology in two decades. It synthesizes insights from different fields, all bearing on moral motivation and action, in a broader way than I have ever seen before. Christian Miller, Philosophy, Virtue Ethics, Wake Forest U. Unparalleled in its range of topics covered, in its mastery of a vast empirical literature, and in its interdisciplinary engagement with philosophy, theology, history, education, and other fields. There is no doubt that Huff and Furchert have written the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatment of moral psychology in decades.