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The Ethics of Batman and Captain America with Mark D. White
Mark D. White and Amber Cazzell discuss the ethics of Batman and Captain America, and what they mean for popular consturals of morality.
Jan 7, 2020


The Moral Muscle with Roy Baumeister
Roy Baumeister and Amber Cazzell discuss self-control, the so-called "moral muscle," and challenges against the strength model.
Dec 17, 2019


Moral Identity Doesn't Fall from the Sky with Tobias Krettenauer
Tobias Krettenauer and Amber Cazzell discuss the concepts of moral identity and how ti develops across the lifespan.
Dec 10, 2019


Morality is Relationship Regulation with Tage Rai
Tage Rai and Amber Cazzell discuss the relationship regulation theory of morality, and how it compares with other theories of moral psych.
Nov 26, 2019


A Brief Overview of the Sociology of Morality with Steven Hitlin
Steven Hitlin and Amber Cazzell discuss the history and present state of the sociology of morality.
Nov 19, 2019


The Value-Laden Nature of Well-Being with Gregg Henriques
Gregg Henriques and Amber Cazzell discuss the nested model of well-being and the relationship between morality and well-being.
Nov 12, 2019


People are Mixed Bags with Christian Miller
Christian Miller and Amber Cazzell discuss situationism--the idea that situations, and not character traits, effect moral behaviors.
Nov 5, 2019


The Good Samaritan and Moral Motivation with Daniel Batson
C Daniel Batson and Amber Cazzell discuss the Good Samaritan Study, empathy-induced altruism, and moral motivation.
Oct 29, 2019


Ethics of the East and West with Bradford Cokelet
Bradford Cokelet and Amber Cazzell compare and contrast Eastern and Western ethical traditions.
Oct 17, 2019


Naturalism and the Convivial Social Life with Owen Flanagan
Owen Flanagan and Amber Cazzell discuss the relationship between naturalism and moral realism in moral scholarship.
Oct 14, 2019


Working with Kohlberg and Teaching for Excellence with Anne Colby
Anne Colby and Amber Cazzell discuss Anne's career--from Kohlberg to education, and from moral exemplars to purpose in later life.
Oct 7, 2019


Moral Exemplars and Beyond-the-Self Purpose with William Damon
William Damon and Amber Cazzell discuss how moral exemplars are similar and different from others and how they develop purpose.
Oct 1, 2019


Development of Prosocial Motivations with Gustavo Carlo
Gustavo Carlo and Amber Cazzell discuss types of prosociality and which cultural features are associated with different motivations.
Sep 24, 2019


Ethical Pluralism and Multicultural Exchanges with Richard Shweder
Richard Shweder and Amber Cazzell discuss ethical pluralism and multicultural exchanges, and compare his theory to Turiel's and Haidt's.
Sep 17, 2019


Mind Perception and the Trouble with Moral Platypuses with Kurt Gray
Kurt Gray and Amber Cazzell discuss how the types of minds we perceive influences moral judgments and how to reduce political polarization.
Sep 10, 2019


The Evolved Nest with Darcia Narvaez
Darcia Narvaez and Amber Cazzell discuss how early physical, emotional, and social resources bear on the development of ethical behavior.
Sep 3, 2019


Fairness, Equality, and Research Framing with Mark Sheskin
Mark Sheskin and Amber Cazzell discuss the emergence of fairness motivations in kids and how research framing affects scientific findings.
Aug 20, 2019


Aristotelian Virtue Ethics with Blaine Fowers
Blaine Fowers and Amber Cazzell discuss Aristotelian virtue ethics, positive psychology, and his book Frailty, Suffering, and Vice.
Aug 6, 2019


The Case for Moral Realism with Brent Slife
Brent Slife and Amber Cazzell discuss the viability of moral realism against the backdrop of postmodernism and relativism in psychology.
Jul 23, 2019


The Making of Moral Foundations Theory with Jesse Graham
Jesse Graham and Amber Cazzell discuss how Haidt and Graham's Moral Foundations Theory was made and what theoretical challenges it faces.
Jul 9, 2019
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