Chapter 1. Introduction: What is Moral Psychology?
Part I: Human Nature: What are We Like and What Does it Matter?
Chapter 2. The Starting Points of Morality
Chapter 3. Moral Motivation and Selfishness
Chapter 4. Why Be Moral?: Moral Reasons and Well-Being
Part II: Moral Motivation and Moral Judgment
Chapter 5. Desires and Reasons
Chapter 6. Emotion and Moral Judgment
Chapter 7. Sentimentalism and Rationalism
Chapter 8. Brains, Biases, and Trolleys
Chapter 9. Virtue
Part III: Agency and Moral Responsibility
Chapter 10. The Psychology of the Responsible Agent
Chapter 11. Moral Responsibility, Free Will, and Determinism
Chapter 12. Conclusion.
Index
Biography
Valerie Tiberius is Professor of Philosophy and the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. Her previous books include – in addition to the First Edition of Moral Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 2014) – What Do You Want out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters (Princeton University Press, 2023), Well-Being as Value Fulfilment: How We Can Help Each Other to Live Well (Oxford University Press, 2018), and The Reflective Life: Living Wisely with Our Limits (Oxford University Press, 2008).
“Valerie Tiberius' Moral Psychology, 2nd edition, proved to be the ideal stand-alone text for my upper-division course on the Philosophy and Psychology of Morality. The breadth of topics covered is impressive, the writing is reader-friendly, and philosophical and scientific perspectives on morality are each given their due – and, when possible, skillfully integrated. My students enjoyed discussing the book and learned much from it, as did I. A+!”
Timothy Shanahan, Loyola Marymount University
"This might be the only textbook I’ve read that I can honestly describe as a page-turner. Engaging and funny, this fantastic book manages to cover the vast field of moral psychology, from ancient philosophical theories to the latest empirical findings. Tiberius is able to illustrate and explain complex philosophical puzzles in a way that is not only clear – it’s also clearly applicable to readers’ own lives."
Jesse Graham, The University of Utah
