Richard A. Shweder

Richard Shweder is the Harold Higgins Swift Distinguished Service Professor at University of Chicago's Department of Human Development. A cultural anthropologist specializing in psychological anthropology and moral development, he has conducted extensive fieldwork in India studying moral reasoning systems.

His research examines cultural variations in concepts of personhood, emotional functioning, and family life practices. Honors include Guggenheim Fellowship and AAAS prize for work on cross-cultural concepts of personhood.