TY - JOUR
T1 - Moral demands truly are externally imposed
AU - van Prooijen, J.W.
PY - 2018/5/17
Y1 - 2018/5/17
N2 - Most moral demands indeed are externally imposed, as violations are subject to social condemnation. While in modern society objectified moral demands may serve as a cue for desirable interaction partners, human morality evolved in small tribes that offered little choice regarding with whom to cooperate. Instead, it was adaptive to objectify moral demands to avoid the costs of social exclusion.
AB - Most moral demands indeed are externally imposed, as violations are subject to social condemnation. While in modern society objectified moral demands may serve as a cue for desirable interaction partners, human morality evolved in small tribes that offered little choice regarding with whom to cooperate. Instead, it was adaptive to objectify moral demands to avoid the costs of social exclusion.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X18000201
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X18000201
M3 - Comment / Letter to the editor
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 41
SP - e115
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
M1 - e115
ER -
