Moral psychology is a field of study at the intersection of philosophy and psychology. It covers areas such as reasoning, moral development, moral motivation, and the evolutionary origins of morality.

Effective altruists have taken a special interest in several topics moral psychology, including the psychology of effective giving;^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] the psychology of existential risk;^[8] the psychology of population ethics;^[9] the psychology of the future;^[10] the psychology of speciesism;^[11]^[12]^[13] the psychology of utilitarianism;^[14]^[15] the link between giving and happiness;^[16]^[17] the personality traits of effective altruists;^[18] and the psychology of altruistic motivation.^[19]

Further reading

Greenberg, Spencer (2021) Episode 046: EA efficacy and community norms with Stefan Schubert, Clearer Thinking, May 29.

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