From partner choice to equity - and beyond?
- PMID: 23445602
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X12000891
From partner choice to equity - and beyond?
Abstract
Baumard et al. provide an intriguing model where morality emerges from the dynamics of partner choice in mutualistic interactions. I discuss evidence from human and nonhuman primates that supports the overall approach, but highlights a gap in explaining the human specificity of moral cognition. I suggest that an essential characteristic of human fairness is to override concerns about merit in favor of promoting the welfare in others who are needy.
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A mutualistic approach to morality: the evolution of fairness by partner choice.Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Feb;36(1):59-78. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11002202. Behav Brain Sci. 2013. PMID: 23445574
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