How we use good deeds to justify immoral behaviour

We all like to think of ourselves as morally sound individuals. However in doing so we often assume that morality is static – that we are consistently moral to some extent over time, writes Nishat Babu.

How we use good deeds to justify immoral behaviour

We all like to think of ourselves as morally sound individuals. However in doing so we often assume that morality is static – that we are consistently moral to some extent over time, writes Nishat Babu.

In reality, research suggests that most of us will behave in contradictory ways and act both morally and immorally from time to time.

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