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. 2020 Apr 30:43:e77.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1900253X.

A lifelong preoccupation with the sociality of moral obligation

Zoe Liberman  1 , John W Du Bois  2
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A lifelong preoccupation with the sociality of moral obligation

Zoe Liberman et al. Behav Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Tomasello provides compelling evidence that children understand that people are morally obligated toward members of their social group. We call for expanding the scope of inquiry to encompass the full developmental trajectory of humans' understanding of the relation between moral obligation, sociality, and stancetaking in interaction. We suggest that humans display a lifelong preoccupation with the sociality of moral obligation.

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  • The many faces of obligation.
    Tomasello M. Tomasello M. Behav Brain Sci. 2020 Apr 30;43:e89. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19002620. Behav Brain Sci. 2020. PMID: 32349841

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