What's Wrong With Morality?
A Social-Psychological Perspective
C. Daniel Batson
Reviews and Awards
"Batson's starting point is the observation that moral life suffers from maladies: very often, we fail to live up to our own moral standards. ... According to Batosn, the real role of interpersonal morality is not to control our own behaviour, but that of others: "[...] we want to be treated morally, not to be moral oursevles" (177). ... When Batson looks for ways to strengthen moral behaviour at the end of his book, he does not really believe that true moral motivation can be substanially strengthed." -- Cor van der Weele, Ethical Perspectives
"Scholars and students of moral psychology will find much of interest in this rich, sweeping, and engaging discussion of our 'moral maladies'." --Vanessa Carbonell, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"[This] book is highly useful for graduate students and moral scholars who want to understand whether individual differences in human behavior are a consequence of diverse person characteristics, situational constraints, or a combination of the two... This book offers compelling evidence that what Batson refers to as moral hypocrisy is likely to be more common than moral integrity." --PsycCRITIQUES
"This book will serve as a great introduction to the current state of moral psychology. Written in clear and often witty prose, this volume is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, especially those in psychology and philosophy, or the general reader interested in the study of moral psychology." --Metapsychology