What are the connections between culture and conscience?

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Explore the relationship between culture and morality: How do humans discern between right and wrong? How do these decisions shape our communities and cultures? How does culture influence our values?


Our exploration of culture and conscience is a partnership with the On Being radio show and podcast. Listen to a podcast of a conversation on this Question, moderated by On Being’s creator and host Krista Tippett and featuring our invited contributors, Melvin Konner and Jonathan Haidt.


This series was made possible through the generous support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed here are those of the Center’s Scholars and Contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

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