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New paper out today in Social and Personality Psychology Compass! What happens when our moral values come into conflict? Our new paper explores "metamorality": the second-order principles we use to navigate conflicting moral choices. W/ Jesse Graham

Mohammad Atari

@mohammadatari.bsky.social

20 July

We argue that there isn't just one way to resolve moral conflicts. Multiple metamoral principles evolve culturally, and we identify four such systems: utilitarianism, honor, divinity, and self-interest.

Mohammad Atari

@mohammadatari.bsky.social

Understanding these principles as metamorality is key to decoding real-world moral conflicts at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intergroup levels.

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Mohammad Atari

@mohammadatari.bsky.social

20 July

Link: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.comMetamorality: When Moral Compasses Lead to Moral ImpassesPeople often endorse multiple moral values. In many real-world contexts, these values come into conflict, with each pushing people to act in a different way. Moral conflicts can occur not only within...