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From partner choice to equity – and beyond?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2013

Felix Warneken
Felix Warneken*
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Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138. warneken@wjh.harvard.eduhttps://software.rc.fas.harvard.edu/lds/research/warneken/warneken
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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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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 102
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013

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