Workshop: Moral Foundations Theory

WORKSHOP: Moral Foundations Theory – CPL 300

Moral Foundations Theory provides a framework for exploring moral decision making in a civil and respectful way. In this workshop we apply this framework to talking politics.

****************************************************************
Attendees: Before the meeting, please download and print the handouts, which are located on this page: https://crossingpartylines.com/using-moral-foundations-theory-in-political-conversations/

****************Workshop Description**************************

We begin by discussing each of the six foundations and getting a taste of how they can manifest differently in different people. This leads to exploring some of the tensions intrinsic within the foundations themselves, which opens the door to moving from the moral/immoral dichotomy to an appreciation of how interacting with people who are differently moral to us leads to a more nuanced view of any issue and eventually to better solutions.

The second half of this workshop introduces techniques designed to help you:

• Recognize the moral underpinnings of your own views
• Listen for indications that one or more of the six moral foundations is at play
• Bring morality in a discussion in a non confrontational way

Pre-read Material
Jonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives (https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_the_moral_roots_of_liberals_and_conservatives?language=en)
Can a divided America heal? | Jonathan Haidt (https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_can_a_divided_america_heal?language=en)

ABOUT CPL Workshops

Get the training you need to effectively cross party lines. Crossing Party Lines provides a series of FREE classes teaching the skills we use to talk across differences. We teach proven, science-based techniques to foster curiosity, invite listening, and connect across differences.

We designed these techniques based on recent discoveries in such fields as cognitive science, neurobiology, and evolutionary psychology. Because understanding the partisan brain is central to the work of Crossing Party Lines, our workshops cover both the skills and some of the basic science behind them.

We would love to hear your thoughts on our social media pages. Don't miss topic announcements, updates, news! Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on:
• Instagram @crossingpartylines (Instagram.com/crossingpartylines)
• Twitter @crosspartylines (Twitter.com/CrossPartyLines)
• Facebook @crossingpartylines (Facebook.com/crossingpartylines)