Paul Bloom

Paul Bloom

Professor of Psychology

Paul Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. An internationally recognized expert on the psychology of child development, social reasoning, and morality, he has won numerous awards for his research, writing, and teaching. Bloom’s previous books include Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil and How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like, and he has written for Science, Nature, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.

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Psychologist Paul Bloom believes we are not one inner self but many. How does this affect our concepts of identity and morality?
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According to Paul Bloom, many religious notions arise out of innate features of our brains, including the tendency to “see consciousness all over.”
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Psychologist and father Paul Bloom studies early childhood development. How does he meet the challenges of working with young kids?