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Joshua Greene

Professor of Psychology | Harvard University

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Publications

December 07, 2014

Moral Reasoning: Hints and Allegations (PDF)→

December 07, 2014/ ScienceSites

J.M. Paxton and J.D. Greene (2010). Topics in Cognitive Science, 2(3), 511-527.

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December 07, 2014

Patterns of Neural Activity Associated With Honest and Dishonest Moral Decisions (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene and J.M. Paxton (2009). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 106, No. 30, 12506-12511.

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2009, journal-articles
December 07, 2014

Dirty Work, Clean Hands: The Moral Psychology of Indirect Agency (PDF)→

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N. Paharia, K.S. Kassam, J.D. Greene, and M.H. Bazerman (2009). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 109, 134-141.

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December 07, 2014

Pushing Moral Buttons: The Interaction Between Personal Force and Intention in Moral Judgment (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene, F.A. Cushman, L.E. Stewart, K. Lowenberg, L.E. Nystrom, and J.D. Cohen (2009). Cognition, Vol. 111 (3), 364-371.
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December 07, 2014

Dual-Process Morality and the Personal/Impersonal Distinction: A Reply to McGuire, Langdon, Coltheart, and Mackenzie (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene (2009). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 45 (3), 581-584.

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December 07, 2014

Cognitive Load Selectively Interferes With Utilitarian Moral Judgment (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene, S.A. Morelli, K. Lowenberg, L.E. Nystrom, and J.D. Cohen (2008). Cognition, Vol. 107, 1144-1154.
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2008, journal-articles
December 07, 2014

Why Are VMPFC Patients More Utilitarian?: A Dual-Process Theory of Moral Judgment Explains (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene (2007). Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Vol 11, No. 8, 322-323.

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2007, journal-articles
December 06, 2014

For the Law, Neuroscience Changes Nothing and Everything (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene and J. D. Cohen (2004). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, (Special Issue on Law and the Brain), 359, 1775-17785.

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2004, journal-articles
December 06, 2014

The Neural Bases of Cognitive Conflict and Control in Moral Judgment (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene, L.E. Nystrom, A.D. Engell, J.M. Darley, and J.D. Cohen (2004). Neuron, Vol. 44, 389-400.

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2004, journal-articles
December 06, 2014

From Neural "Is" to Moral "Ought": What Are the Moral Implications of Neuroscientific Moral Psychology? (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene (2003). Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Vol. 4, 847-850.

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2003, journal-articles
December 06, 2014

How (and Where) Does Moral Judgment Work? (PDF)→

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J. Greene and J. Haidt (2002). Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 6(12), 517-523.

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2002, journal-articles
December 06, 2014

An fMRI Investigation of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgment (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene, R.B. Sommerville, L.E. Nystrom, J.M. Darley, and J.D. Cohen (2001). Science, Vol. 293, 2105-2108.

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December 06, 2014

Intuitions About Declining Marginal Utility (PDF)→

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J.D. Greene and J. Baron (2001). Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 14, 243-255.

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Joshua Greene

Lab Projects and Featured Publications

We’ve created a cooperative quiz game that reduces animosity and increases openness and respect across lines of division.

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July 1, 2025
Defusing political animosity in the United States with a cooperative online quiz game
July 1, 2025

Woodley L., DeFillipis, E., Ravi, S., Greene, J.D. (2025). Nature Human Behaviour. (Research Briefing)

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July 1, 2025
January 25, 2023
Boosting the impact of charitable giving with donation bundling and micro-matching (PDF)
January 25, 2023

L. Caviola, & J. D. Greene (2023). Science Advances.

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January 25, 2023
May 5, 2021
The psychology of (in)effective altruism (PDF)
May 5, 2021

L. Caviola, S. Schubert, & J.D. Greene (2021). Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

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May 5, 2021
April 13, 2020
Two ways to build a thought: Distinct forms of compositional semantic representation across brain regions (PDF)
April 13, 2020

S.M. Frankland & J.D. Greene (2020). Cerebral Cortex.

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April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020
Concepts and compositionality: In search of the brain’s language of thought (PDF)
April 13, 2020

S.M. Frankland & J.D. Greene (2020). Annual Review of Psychology.

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April 13, 2020
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