Just Babies: The Origins Of Good And Evil (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil is a fascinating book about the analysis of the morality of children and adults. Bloom’s book is well-executed with research that he explains thoroughly. The main concept of the book is centered around how we, as humans, develop into individuals with morals and values. How we become who we are, and how we interact with others, and the world. I truly enjoyed this book, and will be purchasing Bloom’s other works in the future. It’s a fairly quick read, but thought-provoking nonetheless. I received this book through Blogging for Books for review purposes. I was lucky enough to receive this book from Goodreads First Reads. As a fifth year psychology student, I would recommend this book to, well, everyone. My university doesn't offer a moral psychology course, so I was very appreciative to come across something that I feel could almost be a substitute (and thousands of dollars cheaper). An additional perk to the book is that it's definitely comprehendible to those not acclimated with psychology academically, while still being highly empirical. Bloom includes many reputable references, and presents research findings in a simple, entertaining manner.
What do You think about Just Babies: The Origins Of Good And Evil (2013)?
Nice distinction between empathy and compassion. It appears we are not born moral consequentialists.
—cocoa1212
quite readable.interesting studies of babies, morality, empathy and compassion.
—ChaossAndHope
