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The moral obligations of conflict and resistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2020

Melanie Killen Open the ORCID record for Melanie Killen [Opens in a new window]  and
Audun Dahl Open the ORCID record for Audun Dahl [Opens in a new window]
Melanie Killen
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Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742. mkillen@umd.eduwww.killenlab.umd.edu
Audun Dahl
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Psychology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA95064. dahl@ucsc.eduhttps://esil.ucsc.edu/people/audun-dahl/
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Abstract

Morality has two key features: (1) moral judgments are not solely determined by what your group thinks, and (2) moral judgments are often applied to members of other groups as well as your own group. Cooperative motives do not explain how young children reject unfairness, and assert moral obligations, both inside and outside their groups. Resistance and experience with conflicts, alongside cooperation, is key to the emergence and development of moral obligation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e75
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