Moral Foundation Theory
In his book, The Righteous Mind , Jonathan Haidt explains the huge differences between the attitudes of most (truly) moral people. Explaining the Moral Foundation Theory, he says there are 6 different axis of morality: - Care/harm - Fairness/cheating - Loyalty/betrayal - Authority/subversion - Sanctity/degradation - Liberty/oppression The reason why moral people hold such different opinions is two-fold: - The ideals (axis) often clash. Take Care/harm: most moral people would consider themselves to be on the Care side of the spectrum. But how far should we go in caring? That’s when it starts to clash with the Fairness/cheating axis: ...