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⚖️ Morality & Ethics
What are your moral foundations?
Haidt's 5 moral dimensions that predict your politics.
Rate how important each is to your moral judgments: 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely).
1Whether someone was harmed or suffered.
2Whether someone was treated unfairly or cheated.
3Whether someone showed loyalty to their group.
4Whether someone showed respect for authority and tradition.
5Whether someone did something disgusting or degrading.
6Compassion for the vulnerable is the most important virtue.
7Justice and equal rights matter more than group harmony.
8Betraying your country or team is one of the worst things you can do.
9People should respect established rules and hierarchies.
10Some acts are inherently wrong, regardless of whether anyone is harmed.
Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory
Jonathan Haidt's MFT identifies 5 universal moral dimensions that vary in emphasis across cultures and political ideologies.
The 5 foundations
- Care/Harm: Compassion, empathy, protection of the vulnerable
- Fairness/Cheating: Justice, equal rights, reciprocity
- Loyalty/Betrayal: Group solidarity, patriotism, sacrifice for the group
- Authority/Subversion: Respect for hierarchy, tradition, order
- Purity/Degradation: Sanctity, disgust, moral taboos
What research shows
- Liberals primarily value Care + Fairness; conservatives value all 5 equally (Haidt 2012)
- This explains why political opponents talk past each other — different moral languages
- Moral foundations are partially heritable — about 30% genetic influence
- The Moral Foundations Questionnaire has been taken by 300,000+ people worldwide
Sources: Haidt (2012, The Righteous Mind), Graham et al. (2013, MFQ), Haidt & Joseph (2004).