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by 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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No. The evidence is that ethicists are as moral as everyone else.

https://blog.apaonline.org/2019/12/10/why-arent-ethicists-mo...

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.