Guilt and Moral Complexity

• Guilt is defined as an emotional state that appears when we feel we have failed to live up to the morals of ourselves or others.
• Shame is defined as an intense feeling about the self that comes from failing to live up to your own or others' standards.

Moral psychology is the study of how we process moral ideas, how we become moral beings, and how our brains handle moral issues. We can use a four-category framework to understand how people make moral judgements. These are: Evaluations, ...

The 'Show, don't tell' rule is especially pertinent when it comes to immoral acts.

Until a book becomes moving pictures, any moral issue with it doesn't seem to reach national press levels, because it shows these contentious issues to a wider audience.  If you show th...