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SUMMARY:When Is Morality Black and White? - Joshua D. Rottman (Franklin & 
 Marshall College\, Pennsylvania)
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CONTACT:Edoardo Chidichimo
DESCRIPTION:Moral cognition is often categorical\, with sharp thresholds s
 eparating good and evil. However\, these boundaries are sometimes blurred\
 , allowing for more graded evaluations. What determines whether moral dema
 rcations manifest in precipitous or gradual forms?  In this talk\, I will 
 present two new lines of research that explore this question by investigat
 ing how people evaluate others’ moral character. First\, I will demonstr
 ate how perceivers’ own moral values influence the stringency of their m
 oral character attributions. Next\, I will describe tensions that arise be
 tween thinking about moral transgressors in categorical as opposed to cont
 inuous ways. Together\, these recent findings indicate ways in which moral
  values can yield absolutism\, while suggesting possible avenues for incre
 asing nuance in evaluating others’ character traits.\n\n(The Nick Mackin
 tosh Seminar Room is on the *second floor* of the department.)\n
LOCATION:Nick Mackintosh Seminar Room\, Department of Psychology\, Downing
  Site\, Cambridge
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