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Michael Tomasello is a renowned psychologist known for his research in the field of child development psychology. His work focuses on social cognition and language development, particularly on how children learn through social interaction. His contributions have had a profound impact on understanding the origins of human cognition and social behavior.

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“In all, it is important to recognize the complexity and perhaps even unavoidable contradictions that reside within human morality. Its multiple sources and layers can never be applied consistently in all situations, given the messiness and unpredictability of human social life.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“Cultural norms do not create morality, only collectivize and objectify it, and institutions may go a step further and sacralize it.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“Since one's moral identity is socially constructed, one must always be prepared to justify -both to others and oneself- why one chose one course of action over another. Justification means showing that my actions actually emanated from values that we all share.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“Disgust for things external to us thus provides the strongest possible contrast to the sacredness of things internal to our lifeways.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“Human beings today thus enter into each and every social interaction with me-motives, sympathetic you-motives, egalitarian motives, group minded we-motives, and a tendency to follow whatever cultural norms are in effect.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“Modern humans' group.minded interdependence thus served to spread human sympathy and helping to all in the group, best characterized as a sense of loyalty to the group. As a consequence, there emerged in modern humans a distinctive in-group/out-group psychology.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“İnsanlar bireysel ontolojileri boyunca çeşitli beceriler, duygular, güdülenmeler, değerler ve tutumlar geliştirirler (kimi biyolojik olarak miras kalmıştır, kimi kültüreldir, kimi de bireysel olarak inşaa edilmiştir) ve bunlar ahlakî kararları üzerinde önemli etkilere sahiptir. Ama yine de bireylerin ne zaman nasıl hareket edeceğini ne biyolojileri ne de kültürleri belirler; aslında pek çok karmaşık durumda biyolojinin ya da kültürün önceden görmüş olabileceği optimal bir çözüm de bulunmaz. Hayır, insan birey için -biyolojik ve kültürel açıdan ister donanımlı ister donanımsız olsun- kendi ahlakî kararlarını vermekten başka seçenek yoktur; iyisiyle kötüsüyle.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“Genel olarak şunu söyleyebiliriz: Duygudaşlık saf işbirliği iken, hakkaniyet birden fazla katılımcının çeşitli güdülerinden ileri gelen çok sayıdaki ve çatışan taleplere dengeli çözümlerin arandığı bir tür rekabet işbirliğidir.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“İkinci şahıs sorumluluk ve ikinci şahıs suçluluk, insan türünün ilk toplumsal açıdan normatif tutumlarıydı ve muhtemelen güceniklik içeren ikinci şahıs itiraz sürecinin bir tür içselleştirilmesinden türedi. Ortak bağlılık vasıtasıyla oluşturduğu "biz"in temsilcisi olarak birey, başkalarına hak ettikleri gibi davranmadığı için kendine itiraz etti.”

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Book:A Natural History of Human Morality

Source: A Natural History of Human Morality

“It is inconceivable that you would ever see two chimpanzees carrying a log together.”

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Author:Michael Tomasello

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Born: January 18, 1950
Known for: Psychologist
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