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Just Babies

The Origins of Good and Evil

Author Paul Bloom
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On sale Nov 11, 2014 | 288 Pages | 9780307886859

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From John Locke to Sigmund Freud, philosophers and psychologists have long believed that we begin life as moral blank slates. Now, in Just Babies, Yale professor Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with a sense of morality. Drawing on groundbreaking research, Bloom demonstrates that, even before they can speak or walk, babies judge the goodness and badness of others' actions; feel empathy and compassion; act to soothe those in distress; and have a rudimentary sense of justice.
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Paul Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. He is the author or editor of six books, including the acclaimed How Pleasure Works. He has won numerous awards for his research and teaching, and his scientific and popular articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Nature, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Science, Slate, The Best American Science Writing, and many other publications. He lives in New Haven with his wife and two sons. Visit his website at paulbloomatyale.com and follow him on Twitter at @paulbloomatyale.

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From John Locke to Sigmund Freud, philosophers and psychologists have long believed that we begin life as moral blank slates. Now, in Just Babies, Yale professor Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with a sense of morality. Drawing on groundbreaking research, Bloom demonstrates that, even before they can speak or walk, babies judge the goodness and badness of others' actions; feel empathy and compassion; act to soothe those in distress; and have a rudimentary sense of justice.

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© Greg Martin Photo

Paul Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. He is the author or editor of six books, including the acclaimed How Pleasure Works. He has won numerous awards for his research and teaching, and his scientific and popular articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Nature, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Science, Slate, The Best American Science Writing, and many other publications. He lives in New Haven with his wife and two sons. Visit his website at paulbloomatyale.com and follow him on Twitter at @paulbloomatyale.

View titles by Paul Bloom

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