Jim Naseum Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 http://qz.com/566579/most-violence-in-the-world-is-motivated-by-personal-morality/ "What motivates someone to be violent? This is a question many people are asking in the wake of the recent mass shootings in California. Most explanations tend to revolve around the core assumption that violence is wrong. If someone is violent, something must be broken in their moral psychology—they are intrinsically evil, they lack self-control, they are selfish, or they fail to understand the pain they cause. However, it turns out that this fundamental assumption is mistaken. It is not the breakdown of their morality at all, but rather the working of their moral psychology. Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments." There's a lot of fascinating projections in this piece from an MIT lecturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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