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Signals of discipline and puritanical challenges to liberty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2023

Jared B. Celniker Open the ORCID record for Jared B. Celniker [Opens in a new window] ,
Peter H. Ditto ,
Paul K. Piff  and
Azim F. Shariff
Jared B. Celniker
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA jcelnike@uci.edu phditto@uci.edu; https://sites.uci.edu/peterdittolab/ ppiff@uci.edu; https://paulpiff.wixsite.com/meshlab
Peter H. Ditto
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA jcelnike@uci.edu phditto@uci.edu; https://sites.uci.edu/peterdittolab/ ppiff@uci.edu; https://paulpiff.wixsite.com/meshlab
Paul K. Piff
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA jcelnike@uci.edu phditto@uci.edu; https://sites.uci.edu/peterdittolab/ ppiff@uci.edu; https://paulpiff.wixsite.com/meshlab
Azim F. Shariff
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada shariff@psych.ubc.ca; https://sharifflab.com/
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Abstract

We extend the target authors' moral disciplining theory (MDT) by discussing signaling, proscriptive and prescriptive morality, and the dynamics by which signaling may operate in tandem with proscriptive and prescriptive forms of moral disciplining. We also suggest that MDT can help explain challenges to economic and social progress by revealing fundamental tensions between puritanical intuitions and liberal ideals.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e299
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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