How can we explain kindness and cruelty? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Why do people so often disagree about moral issues? This course explores the psychological foundations of our moral lives.
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Moralities of Everyday Life
Yale UniversityAbout this Course
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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, Albanian, English, Spanish, Romanian
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- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Moral Universe
Flexible deadlines
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Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Approx. 24 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, Albanian, English, Spanish, Romanian
Offered by
Yale University
For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people and ideas together for positive impact around the globe. A research university that focuses on students and encourages learning as an essential way of life, Yale is a place for connection, creativity, and innovation among cultures and across disciplines.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1 hour to complete
Welcome to Moralities of Everyday Life!
1 hour to complete
1 video (Total 23 min), 3 readings
5 hours to complete
The Big Questions
What is morality, anyway? What are the big debates in the field of moral psychology?
5 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 157 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Compassion
Where does concern for others come from? How is it related to empathy—and is more empathy necessarily a good thing? And what can we learn from the study of those who seemingly lack normal moral feelings, such as violent psychopaths?
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 154 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
5 hours to complete
Origins of Morality
Here, we ask about which aspects of morality are universal. We discuss evolution, cross-cultural research, and the fascinating new science of the moral life of babies.
5 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 269 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
4 hours to complete
Differences
How does culture influence our moral thought and moral action? What role does religion play? Why are some of us conservative and others liberal, and how do political differences influence our sense of right and wrong?
4 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 182 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
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TOP REVIEWS FROM MORALITIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE
by ADDec 2, 2016
You'll need to pay to take the quizzes, which is a bummer, but over all a very interesting, well done, and thought provoking look into morality and how we define what is moral.
by LMJan 7, 2018
Excellent Course! It made me think about everyday situations in a completely new way and, in some cases, it made me understand and explain my reactions. I strongly recommend.
by DKApr 4, 2022
Phenomenal class! Dr. Bloom is a thoughtful, well spoken, brilliant professor! Thank you Coursera and Thank you Yale for making such valuable work available.\n\nAloha,\n\nDavid (Kailua, Hawaii)
by JEDec 18, 2017
Coming from undergraduate course Psychology, and with my paper about Generosity, this course has shared with me lessons that both strengthened and challenged my learnings on this topic of interest.
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