Born in Tennessee in 1912, the late Sir John Templeton was known for open-mindedness and an eagerness to learn. When the John Templeton Foundation was founded in 1987, it continued his work toward answering what the Foundation now calls “Big Questions,” This year, the John Templeton Foundation administered grants to three BC professors. Psychology professor Liane Young and her lab received the largest grant—at $2,743,961—to support her project, “Reasoning in Moral Thought and Action.”
This year, the John Templeton Foundation administered grants to three BC professors. Psychology professor Liane Young and her lab received the largest grant—at $2,743,961—to support her project “Reasoning in Moral Thought and Action.”
“We’re really interested in the psychological processes that drive our moral thinking,” Young said about her research. “So, how we make moral decisions ourselves in our daily lives, but also how we evaluate other people when they behave in certain ways that are morally relevant.”
Young’s fascination with human morality has taken her on an intricate, twisted path—one that started just across the Charles River.