1. Intuitive Ethics: How Innately Prepared Intuitions Generate Culturally Variable Virtues Edeline Brezinger Jonathan Garcia Ken Yoshifku Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

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3. Introduction: Approaches Empiricist Approach ▫Cross-Cultural Similarities Nativist Approach Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66. VS.

4. Introduction: Intuitions Intuitions ▫Processing Systems  Intuitive System  Automatic System ▫Moral Intuitions Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

5. Determining Common Moral Values Meta-Physical Approach Common Core of Moral Values ▫Suffering/Compassion ▫Reciprocity/Fairness ▫Hierarchy/Respect Evolved Cognitive Module ▫Proper Domain ▫Actual Domain Purity Module Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

6. Virtue Theory Virtues are Social Skills ▫Possessing Virtue ▫Virtuous Person Virtue Theory’s Appeal Virtue Acquisition ▫Patterns of Input and Response Virtues as Prepared Cultural Achievements Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

7. Conclusion Cultural Variation ▫Exploiting Modules to Elicit Behavior ▫Relative Use of the Four Modules ▫Culturally-Assigned Meaning of Virtues ▫Complex Interactions Between Virtues Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

8. Interesting Points ▫1. Suggests psychology will link biology and sociology on the topic of ethics ▫2. Evolution Based Theory for Ethics/Virtue ▫3. Suggests Three Core Cross Cultural Morals Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

9. Critical Review Author Presents A Modified Nativist View ▫Not an Independent Study ▫Based on a Review of Existing Literature ▫Intuitions are the Author’s Suggested Key to Uncovering Evolutionary Basis for Ethics/Virtues ▫Needs Support from Further Research Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

10. Test Questions MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The empiricist approach posits that: A. Knowledge about such issues as fairness, harm, and respect for authority are built into the human mind by evolution B. Moral knowledge, moral beliefs, moral action and all other stuff of morality are learned in childhood C. Humans all have a common core of moral values, concerns, and issues that have to be discovered D. None of the above 2. What are the twos distinct processing systems that the mind is composed of: A. automatic system and controlled system B. open system and repressed system C. none of the above D. all of the above 3. The three evolved cognitive modules are: A. proper, virtue, and moral B. fundamental, purity, and nativist C. actual, authoritative, and controlled D. proper, actual, and purity Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

11. Test Questions TRUE/FALSE 1. A fundamental problem with many virtue theories is that they assume that virtues are learned exclusively from environmental inputs. 2. Quick gut feelings that come into consciousness as soon as a situation is presented to them represent the intuitive system. 3. Much of mature moral functioning is intuitive rather than deliberative. Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.

12. Test Question Answers Multiple Choice ▫1. B: Moral knowledge, moral beliefs, moral action and all other stuff of morality are learned in childhood ▫2. A: Automatic system and controlled system ▫3. D: Proper, actual, and purity True/False ▫1. True ▫2. True ▫3. True

13. The End Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2004). Intuitive Ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues. Daedalus, 133, 55-66.