The Architecture of Indifference: Exploring the Evolutionary and Psychological Origins of the Value-Action Gap

Key Points

• This project aims to understand the roots of the Value-Action Gap from psychological and evolutionary perspectives.
• Analyzed theories of hyperbolic discounting
• Examined the bystander effect
• Investigated moral decoupling
• Conducted literature review on human behavior
• Identified significant links between hyperbolic discounting and behavior
• Revealed the impact of the bystander effect on decision-making
• Uncovered how moral decoupling affects ethical actions