Evolution and Construction of Moral Systems

Jessica C. Flack and David C. Krakauer
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Jessica C. Flack: Sante Fe Institute
David C. Krakauer: Sante Fe Institute

Chapter 7 in Games, Groups, and the Global Good, 2009, pp 117-141 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A moral system is an adaptive system for conflict management based on prescriptive, internalized social rules. We decompose moral systems into the sense of fairness, moral judgments, and rules at the aggregate level. We explore how each of these levels is constructed, including how this process is influenced by cognitive and organizational constraints and social architecture. We consider feedback across these levels as well as the implications of partial time-scale separation for reducing uncertainty about behavioral outcomes. We suggest that an appropriate theoretical framework for treating these issues is an extended theory of niche construction.

Keywords: Moral Judgment; Aggregate Level; Conflict Management; Niche Construction; Moral Rule (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85436-4_7

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