Paul Bloom

Paul Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on morality, religion, fiction, and art. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including How Children Learn the Meanings of Words, Descartes' Baby, and Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil.

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Babies and the Science of Morality

By Paul Bloom

In his new book, Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil, Yale psychologist Paul Bloom examines the concept of morality: its scope, its challenges, and what research into the moral lives of babies can reveal.