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Mindful of Moral Reasoning
By Allan Coukell

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Scan of adult head.
Scan of adult head.
BOSTON, Mass. - November 30, 2006 - Philosophers have long puzzled over how we make decisions that involve morals and morality. Now scientists are getting in on the act.

It's an emerging area of psychology and neuroscience that could have implications for social policy and even law. WBUR's health and science reporter Allan Coukell explains.

The audio for this story will be available on WBUR's web site after 10 a.m. Thursday.



RELATED LINKS


Marc Hauser's Morality test

Josh Greene's Web Site

Rebecca Saxe's Introduction to the Cognitive Science of Moral Reasoning

Link to the book, "Moral Minds" by Marc Hauser




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