Do Differences in Moral Intuitions Really Explain the American Political Divide? An Empirical Reassessment

• In Event: Moral Reasoning and Values

Brief Overview

We reassess the Moral Foundations Questionnaire and find that its measurement properties are quite poor. Employing an alternative, choice-based procedure, we find that the liberals and conservatives rely on quite similar moral foundations.

Authors

• Christopher D Johnston, Duke University

• Jesse Lopez, Duke University