Goldstone Research Unit
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2-2012
Publication Source
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume
35
Issue
1
Start Page
17
Last Page
18
DOI
10.1017/S0140525X11001166
Abstract
Strong reciprocity theorists claim that punishment has evolved to promote the good of the group and to deter cheating. By contrast, weak reciprocity suggests that punishment aims to restore justice (i.e., reciprocity) between the criminal and his victim. Experimental evidences as well as field observations suggest that humans punish criminals to restore fairness rather than to support group cooperation
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Recommended Citation
Baumard, N. (2012). The Restorative Logic of Punishment: Another Argument in Favor of Weak Selection. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 35 (1), 17-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X11001166
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Date Posted: 11 March 2015
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