Moral acrobatics: how we avoid ethical ambiguity by thinking in Black and white

Introduction: Moral Battlefield and the Illusion of Moral Unity

Part 1: FACTS: What Does It Mean to Be “Moral”? Human Self-Reflective Curse ; Double Standards ; Moral Acrobats ; Value Creation and Moral Comfort Zones ; Hitler Was a Vegetarian ; No Pure Monsters

Part 2: PROCLIVITIES: What Guides Our Moral Decisions? Moral Sphere Collapses ; A Heart Made of Abundance ; Spherical Alliances 10. Exclusivity Instinct ; Love as Exclusion ; Belonging Instinct

Part 3: MECHANISMS: What Shapes Our Moral Decisions? Blind Spots and Shortcuts ; Fundamental Attribution Error ; Clustering and Stereotyping ; Pervasive Fetishism ; Ingrained Essentialism ; Essentialism and Prejudice ; Group Essentialism ; Self-Essentialism

Part 4: DEVELOPMENT: What Are the Origins of Our Moral Decisions? Self-Consciousness in Development ; Self-Deception in Development ; Lying and Deception in Development ; Natural Roots of Moral Hypocrisy ; What About Culture and Development?

Conclusion: Human Moral Frailty

Postscript: Moral Acrobatics and Human Violence