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Competitive morality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2013

Gilbert Roberts
Gilbert Roberts*
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Centre for Behaviour & Evolution, Institute of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom. Gilbert.Roberts@ncl.ac.ukhttp://www.ncl.ac.uk/cbe/people/profile/gilbert.roberts
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Abstract

Baumard et al. argue that partner choice leads to fairness and mutualism, which then form the basis for morality. I comment that mutualism takes us only so far, and I apply the theory of competitive altruism in arguing how strategic investment in behaviours which make one a desirable partner may drive moral conduct.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 97 - 98
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013

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