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SeanAppleby
2372 days ago
Is there substantive evidence that studying humanities or even ethics is causal to people behaving more ethically?
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tokai
2372 days ago
No. The evidence is that ethicists are as moral as everyone else.
https://blog.apaonline.org/2019/12/10/why-arent-ethicists-mo...
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andai
2372 days ago
I can see an interest in ethics leading to its study. Not sure how much good the reverse will do by the time the person is old enough for university.
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https://blog.apaonline.org/2019/12/10/why-arent-ethicists-mo...