The Dish

Morality In A Pill?

Molly Crockett of University College London recently published a paper (PDF) demonstrating that altering people’s serotonin level changes how likely they are to retaliate against unfair treatment. Such research raises the possibility of a “morality pill” that would make you a better person. But would taking such a pill change the essence of who you are? Crockett talks to Joshua Knobe of Yale:

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