[CogSci] CFP for special issue of Social Cognition - "Morality as a hub: Connections within and beyond social cognition"

[Larisa A Heiphetz]

Call for Submissions for a Special Issue of Social Cognition

*“Morality as a hub: Connections within and beyond social cognition”*Guest
Editors: Larisa Heiphetz and Fiery Cushman

Interest in moral cognition has grown tremendously over the last twenty
years. During this time, we have learned a great deal about the mechanisms
of moral judgment, their evolutionary and developmental origins, the
personality factors and social contexts that promote pro-social behavior,
and more. Yet, morality is too complex a phenomenon to be understood by any
one field alone: it requires the perspectives of diverse disciplines to
succeed. And, reciprocally, moral psychology has much to offer them in
return.

This special issue will highlight the ways in which morality serves as a
“hub” connecting diverse areas of study. We seek contributions that draw
attention to the essential give-and-take between morality and neighboring
fields, whether other areas of social cognition, other sub-disciplines of
psychology, or other disciplines beyond psychology. We seek contributions
from within and beyond moral psychology.  And, we seek two kinds of
contributors: both “moral psychologists” who have an important message for
other fields, and also contributors who do not consider themselves “moral
psychologists” at all, but who have important perspectives to offer the
field.

We next list a few examples of topics that might fit this theme.  This is
not meant to be an exhaustive list, but a few inspirational examples; we
hope to receive contributions on topics not represented among these few
examples at all.

* What is the structure and function of moral emotions, such as guilt?
* How does morality influence the perception of personal identity—one’s
own, or that of social partners?
* How is our understanding of moral judgment influenced by its
developmental origins or its neural basis?
* What is the scope and origin of cross-cultural diversity in moral values?
* How does morality affect processes of “rational choice” as traditionally
understood in economics?
* What is the relationship between moral psychology and religious beliefs,
practices, or institutions?
* What role does morality play in perceptions of political issues?

Again, these are intended as illustrative examples—we are excited to
receive papers that highlight other, very different areas of inquiry as
well. The essential goal of any submission, however, is to describe some
insight that only arises when moral psychology is treated as a “hub” that
connects different areas of study. We envision that most papers would use
new data to demonstrate how moral psychology connects with other areas and
what unique insights arise from considering this connection. However, we
also anticipate being able to include several theoretical papers.

And now for the logistical details you all have been waiting for with bated
breath:

Who: Hopefully you as authors! The guest editors are Larisa Heiphetz (
lah2201 at columbia.edu) and Fiery Cushman (cushman at fas.harvard.edu). We are
putting our e-mail addresses here because we encourage you to contact us if
you want to check on whether your idea fits the scope of the special issue
before writing an entire paper about it or if you have any other questions.
Submitting authors may be contacted to serve as reviewers for the special
issue.

What and Where: Please submit your full manuscript through the Social
Cognition submission portal at socog.msubmit.net/cgi-bin/main.plex. Please
make sure to select our special issue during the submission process. We are
not soliciting letters of intent, but we are happy to answer questions if
you want to chat before submitting your manuscript. The entire file can be
a maximum of 35 double-spaced pages, including title page, abstract,
references, anything you want to include in your paper.

When: All manuscripts must be submitted by November 15th, 2019. After this
date, the guest editors will send appropriate manuscripts for external
review.

We look forward to answering your questions and receiving your submissions!

Happy summer,
Larisa and Fiery

Larisa Heiphetz
Department of Psychology
Columbia University
columbiasamclab.weebly.com
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