5 moral foundations

Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory looks at the way morality varies between cultures and identifies five fundamental moral values shared to a greater or lesser degree by different societies and individuals. These are;

1. Care for others, protecting them from harm

2. Fairness, Justice, treating others equally.

3. Loyalty to your group, family, nation

4. Respect for tradition and legitimate authority.

5. Purity, avoiding disgusting things, foods, actions.

Haidt found that Americans who identified as Conservatives valued all of these equally but those who identified as Liberals valued care and fairness much more highly than loyalty, respect and purity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Haidt

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html

http://thesciencenetwork.org/BeyondBelief2/watch/haidt.php