Intuitive Theories and the Cultural Evolution of Morality
M. J. Crockett,
Judy S. Kim,
Yeon Soon Shin
Abstract:We explore the role of intuitive theories in the cultural evolution of moral cognition, integrating recent work across subfields of psychology and suggesting directions for future research. Focusing on intuitive theories in the moral domain concerning how people judge the moral value of actions and make inferences about moral character, we review evidence that the specific forms these theories take vary across individuals and can change via social learning. We propose that cultural selection can operate over t… Show more
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