Josh Rottman

Dad/husband/F&M professor researching the dynamics of moral boundaries.

[Cognition @CognitionJourn]

"Are ethical explanations explanatory? Meta-ethical beliefs shape judgments about explanations for social change"

📢 New paper from: Casey Lewry, George Tsai, & Tania Lombrozo

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In addition, @SamuelRonfard is currently recruiting a post-doc (based at the University of Toronto) to work on the same project; contact him if you're interested! (Also in collaboration with @AndreiCimpian, @JudithDanovitch, @JamieJirout, @CandiceMMills, & @AzzurraRuggeri!)

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I have a 15-month post-bac project coordinator position opening in my lab at F&M this summer, to work on a project measuring the development of intellectual humility. Please share with current seniors and recent college grads and encourage them to apply! https://t.co/6lHe6BGEEW

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@law_fiore Yes, this would be a great addition––thank you, Kyle!!

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Doing a major rehaul of my syllabus for "Minds, Machines, and Morals" –– what further improvements should I make to this reading list?

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@mgreinecke Ooh, these look great––thank you, Gracie! I'm also considering this one: https://t.co/1Vw8ZcPZUz :)

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@sciam @JeremyGinges @tage_rai @LindaSkitka Also, I owe a major debt of gratitude to @The_Line_Edit for invaluable insights and encouragement for writing and submitting op-eds, even if it's taken me two years to finally take the plunge.

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As we watch horror unfold in the Middle East, it’s easy to become morally outraged. Yet, moral righteousness may obstruct a road toward peace. I explain why in this op-ed at @sciam, inspired by @JeremyGinges, @tage_rai, @LindaSkitka, and many others.
https://t.co/bpdwTJiaFZ

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I'm excited to share some new research (with @efosterhanson and former undergrad Sam Bellersen) showing that morality opposes magnanimity; the quest for good cooperative partners leads people to expect moral perfection in others: https://t.co/VXPdZy9I4c

[Cognition @CognitionJourn]

How do our values shape our moral character judgments? New research finds that we're quickest to judge others as losing membership in the moral categories we care about most

📢New from: @joshrottman, @efosterhanson, & Sam Bellersen

https://t.co/Ihtt27s4Td

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Happy Earth Day! Here's why I think we have an ethical imperative to stop believing that recycling is a morally virtuous act (@PsychToday): https://t.co/HjcnvaDlCE

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

Spread the word -- the Moral Psychology Research Group, a cross-institutional group of moral psychologists and philosophers I'm part of, is hosting its first online conference on March 3-4, organized by Thomas Nadelhoffer. Free to attend, please RT! 1/2
https://t.co/s5OTSzYAEa

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Happy New Year’s from England, where my daughter has just discovered how to create representational art 🥰

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@levels_of @TamarKushnir Ha, that's incredible! I was convinced I'd discovered a funny British thing :) These individually-wrapped non-mini ones are so unwieldy; I have no idea how a regular human is supposed to eat them.

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Everything is smaller in the UK. Except

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Just one more week 'til embarking on the longest road trip I've ever taken. Planned route below; any tips for things to do/see along the way (with my dog)?

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It's so nice to be resuming in-person talks again; it was great having the opportunity to host @chazfirestone yesterday for a terrific presentation to our Program in Scientific and Philosophical Studies of Mind!

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@SSyropoulos @FandMCollege @LianeLeeYoung (Of course, I'm also in awe of my many other lab alumni from @FandMCollege, both those who are also currently pursuing Ph.D.s in psychological science––including Anastasiia Grigoreva, @JosieBenitez_, and @TMFlanagan1––and everybody else who is pursuing other fantastic careers!)

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Feeling very proud of @SSyropoulos, one of the first students to join my undergrad lab at @FandMCollege, who will soon be going to work as a post-doc with @LianeLeeYoung, one of my primary mentors as a grad student. Such an exciting full circle :-)

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@mljanderson @paulbloomatyale @UofT Here's my most recent iteration, @paulbloomatyale. Many of the readings will seem familiar, since you authored quite a lot of what I typically assign :) I'd also love to see your syllabus when you've finished it!
https://t.co/Qo86O6omKy

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@MicahGoldwater @drCharlie_C @SSyropoulos But the paper is so much longer! :) We had a mind attribution task with neutral/positive capacities (imagination, perseverance, etc.) as well as @NourKteily's blatant dehumanization measure; both were predictive of valuing nature over outgroups.

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Are you a tree-hugger or a human-lover? I'm extremely excited about a new paper exploring variations in ascriptions of moral worth, written with @drCharlie_C and @SSyropoulos –– so excited, in fact, that I'm finally making my inaugural tweet!

https://t.co/5LhnL3k157