Planet of the Durkheimians: Where Community, Authority, and Sacredness Are Foundations of Morality

摘要: Most academic efforts to understand morality and ideology come from theorists who limit the domain of issues related harm fairness. For such theorists, conservative beliefs are puzzles requiring non-moral explanations. In contrast, we present moral foundations theory, which broadens match anthropological literature on morality. We extend theory by integrating it with a review sociological constructs community, authority, sacredness, as formulated Emile Durkheim others. data supporting also shows that liberals misunderstand explicit concerns conservatives more than liberals. suggest what see motivation for system justifi cation may be better described protect society, groups, structures constraints often (although not always) benefi cial individuals. Finally, outline possible ts perspective (SJT), including understandings (a) why justifying motive is palliative despite some harmful effects, (b) evolutionary origins motive, (c) values worldviews in general. It has yet been revealed public, but have good authority intelligent life was recently discovered planet several light years away. The given an unpronounceable technical name, scientists refer informally “Planet Durkheim.” Judging television signals received, Durkheimians look rather like human beings, although their behavior quite different. crave, above all else, being tightly integrated into strong groups cooperatively pursue common goals. They little desire self-expression or individual development, when requirements certain jobs force individuals spend much time alone, needs daily make own decisions express preferences, feel drained unhappy. extreme cases enforced individualism, they