Moral Reputation: An Evolutionary and Cognitive Perspective

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Cognitive Psychology
Ethics and Political Philosophy
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Sperber, Dan
Baumard, Nicolas
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From an evolutionary point of view, the function of moral behaviour may be to secure a good reputation as a co-operator. The best way to do so may be to obey genuine moral motivations. Still, one's moral reputation maybe something too important to be entrusted just to one's moral sense. A robust concern for one's reputation is likely to have evolved too. Here we explore some of the complex relationships between morality and reputation both from an evolutionary and a cognitive point of view.

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2012-10-29
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Mind & Language
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