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Course Structure
Part 1: psychological underpinnings of ethical abilities
Part 2: political consequences
Part 3: implications for ethics
Do cultural differences in moral psychology explain political conflict on climate change?
Plan:
Work through Feinberg & Willer (2013) ‘The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes’
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fact to be explained
‘Recent research finds a notable political cleavage on climate change views within the general publics of the United States, Australia, Canada, the UK, and a range of other countries around the world,
with citizens on the left reporting greater belief in, concern about, and support for action on climate than citizens on the right do.’
‘such an ideological divide on climate change views was not found among the general publics of former Communist countries’
McCright, Dunlap, & Marquart-Pyatt (2016, p. 351)
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1. ‘Moral convictions and the emotions they evoke shape political attitudes’
2. [tbs; roughly descriptive moral pluralism is true]
3. ‘liberals and conservatives possess different moral profiles’
4. ‘liberals express greater levels of environmental concern than do conservatives in part because liberals are more likely to view environmental issues in moral terms.’
5. ‘exposing conservatives to proenvironmental appeals based on moral concerns that uniquely resonate with them will lead them to view the environment in moral terms and be more supportive of proenvironmental efforts.’
Do cultural differences in moral psychology explain political conflict on climate change?
Yes. And this fact matters for designing interventions.