A New Book Compilation by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onurcan Yılmaz

The book titled The New Genealogy of Morality – A Psychological and Evolutionary Perspective, compiled by one of our psychology faculty members, Assoc. Prof. Onurcan Yılmaz, has been published by Koç University Press. Along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yılmaz, the book is co-authored by Prof. Dr. Adil Sarıbay, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Harma and Dr. Burak Doğruyol.

Although moral psychology has a long history, evolutionary approaches have been introduced relatively recently, and the last two decades have seen many theoretical and methodological innovations in the field. Bringing together essays by fifteen authors from four generations of moral psychology scholars in Turkey, The New Genealogy of Morality places moral psychology in historical perspective and provides an overview of current institutional approaches. In twelve chapters, the biological and cultural determinants of morality are discussed in a variety of ways, demonstrating that a holistic picture of morality requires a focus on both environmental and biological factors. This collection successfully presents current studies and debates on the formation and functioning of human morality in terms of its repercussions in different fields such as politics, human relations, decision-making processes, economic behavior and even the climate crisis.

Section Titles

Giriş
“Ahlak Psikolojisinin Dünü ve Bugünü”
Onurcan Yılmaz

Bölüm 1
“Ahlak Psikolojisi Kısa Tarihi”
Diane Sunar

Part 2
“Evolutionary and Cognitive Origins of Morality”
Onurcan Yilmaz

Part 3
“Developmental Origins of Morality”
Hilal H. Sen

Part 4
“Religion and Morality from an Evolutionary Perspective”
Hasan G. Bahçekapılı

Chapter 5
“Moral Psychology and Politics: The Impact of Different Conceptions of Morality on Ideologies”
Sinan Alper and Fatih Bayrak

Chapter 6
“The Group Lens in the Study of Morality: Morality in Internal and External Group Dynamics”
S. Cigdem Bagci and Zeynep Ecem Piyale

Chapter 7
“Morality as a Mechanism of Relationship Regulation: Emotions and Culture”
Beyza Tepe

Chapter 8
“Interpersonal Relationships and Morality: Attachment Theory Perspective”
Mehmet Harma

Chapter 9
“Morality as a Motivational Decision-Making Process”
Burak Doğruyol

Chapter 10
“Moral Behavior in the Light of Economic Experiments”
Ozan Isler

Chapter 11
“Where Does Our Moral Responsibility Begin and End?”
Sevim Cesur

Chapter 12
“Climate Chaos as a Moral Problem: The Importance of Holistic Thinking”
S. Adil Sarıbay, Rüya Su Şencan and Mertcan Güngör

Conclusion
“Tomorrow of Moral Psychology”
Onurcan Yilmaz