to be hardwired to make quick, intuitive moral judgments, closely linked to primal emotions such as fear or safety, that are relatively resistant to dissuasion. Yet, we are also capable of evaluating the intellectual coherence of our moral judgments and making adaptive decisions to adjust the way we understand, express, and act on those judgments. And we are all capable of acting in ways that contradict our values – sometimes without understanding why. Personal integrity involves inner wholeness and alignment. A self-aware person takes moral power seriously, welcoming defining moments of moral challenge as an opportunity to deepen personal integrity by thoughtfully examining patterns of moral judgment and action to seek inner alignment. Learning Goals: Know, speak, and practice personal values; subject values to critical scrutiny Knowledge/Skills: To understand, explain, and practice integrating moral reason and emotion Evidence of Learning: Class performance; Moral Compass Essay (due Week 4) Case: “The Psychology of Fraud: Why Good People Do Bad Things,” NPR, 2012 Required Reading Bazerman & Tenbrunsel, “Blind Spots,” Rotman Magazine, 2011 Ariely, “Why We Lie,” Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2012 Brooks, “If It Feels Right . . . “, New York Times Op-Ed, September 12, 2011 McCabe, “MBAs Cheat. But Why?” Harvard Business Review Blog Network, April 13, 2009 Kidder, How Good People Make Tough Choices, Chapter 1 Suggested Resources Mary Gentile, “” Interview with Daniel Kahneman, Explore your morals: The Evolving Human: Triune Brain Theory Source: MacLean (1990). The Triune Brain in Evolution. (New York NY: Plenum Press) The Complex Brain: Fast and Slow Systems Source: Kahneman (2003). “Maps of Bounded Rationality: Psychology for Behavioral Economic.” The American Economic Review
to be hardwired to make quick, intuitive moral judgments, closely linked to primal emotions such as fear or safety, that are relatively resistant to dissuasion. Yet, we are also capable of evaluating the intellectual coherence of our moral judgments and making adaptive decisions to adjust the way we understand, express, and act on those judgments. And we are all capable of acting in ways that contradict our values – sometimes without understanding why. Personal integrity involves inner wholeness and alignment. A self-aware person takes moral power seriously, welcoming defining moments of moral challenge as an opportunity to deepen personal integrity by thoughtfully examining patterns of moral judgment and action to seek inner alignment. Learning Goals: Know, speak, and practice personal values; subject values to critical scrutiny Knowledge/Skills: To understand, explain, and practice integrating moral reason and emotion Evidence of Learning: Class performance; Moral Compass Essay (due Week 4) Case: “The Psychology of Fraud: Why Good People Do Bad Things,” NPR, 2012 Required Reading Bazerman & Tenbrunsel, “Blind Spots,” Rotman Magazine, 2011 Ariely, “Why We Lie,” Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2012 Brooks, “If It Feels Right . . . “, New York Times Op-Ed, September 12, 2011 McCabe, “MBAs Cheat. But Why?” Harvard Business Review Blog Network, April 13, 2009 Kidder, How Good People Make Tough Choices, Chapter 1 Suggested Resources Mary Gentile, “” Interview with Daniel Kahneman, Explore your morals: The Evolving Human: Triune Brain Theory Source: MacLean (1990). The Triune Brain in Evolution. (New York NY: Plenum Press) The Complex Brain: Fast and Slow Systems Source: Kahneman (2003). “Maps of Bounded Rationality: Psychology for Behavioral Economic.” The American Economic Review