Moral psychology is the study of morality in its psychological dimensions. Inherent to any moral theory are sets of beliefs regarding action and agency; moral psychology sets out to clarify these beliefs.

The subjects covered by moral psychology include:

• Identity
• Moral commitment
• Human character
• Ethical temperament
• Standards of evaluation for moral action
• Moral luck
• Standards of personal moral success
• The structure of action
• Perceived causes and events of moral action
• The role of emotions in morality
• The faculties of the mind involved in moral decision
• The interaction of those faculties and the emotions
• Rationality in moral matters
• Moral judgement
• The relationship between ethics and moral action
• The means by which moral agents understand each other

Ethics