There is a puzzle in reconciling the widespread presence of puritanical norms condemning harmless pleasures with the theory that morality evolved to reap the benefits of cooperation. Here, we draw on the work of several philosophers to support the argument by Fitouchi et al. that these norms evolved to facilitate and scaffold self-control for the sake of cooperation.</p
Individuals in a social dilemma may experience a self-control conflict between urges to act selfishl...
The seven deadly sins are a popular theme, but they are often brushed off as antiquated, the product...
The object of this thesis is to give a naturalistic explanation for the phenomenon of morality. I fi...
There is a puzzle in reconciling the widespread presence of puritanical norms condemning harmless pl...
Why do many societies moralize apparently harmless pleasures, such as lust, gluttony, alcohol, drugs...
In this commentary we challenge Fitouchi et al.'s puritanical morality account by presenting evidenc...
Fitouchi et al. claim that seemingly victimless pleasures and nonproductive activities are moralized...
This paper proposes a theory of the relationship between prohibitions and temptation. In presence of...
none2siThis paper proposes a theory of the relationship between prohibitions and temptation. In pres...
The aim of this article is to present an overview of several recently proposed hypotheses about the ...
Despite sharing conceptual overlap, morality and self-control research have led largely separate liv...
“Cooperation” has distinct meanings in biological and moral contexts. In nature, “cooperation” is co...
Self-control theory holds that human nature consists of selfishimpulses whose satisfaction often ent...
What is morality? And to what extent does it vary around the world? The theory of “morality-as-coope...
Individuals in a social dilemma may experience a self-control conflict between urges to act selfishl...
Individuals in a social dilemma may experience a self-control conflict between urges to act selfishl...
The seven deadly sins are a popular theme, but they are often brushed off as antiquated, the product...
The object of this thesis is to give a naturalistic explanation for the phenomenon of morality. I fi...
There is a puzzle in reconciling the widespread presence of puritanical norms condemning harmless pl...
Why do many societies moralize apparently harmless pleasures, such as lust, gluttony, alcohol, drugs...
In this commentary we challenge Fitouchi et al.'s puritanical morality account by presenting evidenc...
Fitouchi et al. claim that seemingly victimless pleasures and nonproductive activities are moralized...
This paper proposes a theory of the relationship between prohibitions and temptation. In presence of...
none2siThis paper proposes a theory of the relationship between prohibitions and temptation. In pres...
The aim of this article is to present an overview of several recently proposed hypotheses about the ...
Despite sharing conceptual overlap, morality and self-control research have led largely separate liv...
“Cooperation” has distinct meanings in biological and moral contexts. In nature, “cooperation” is co...
Self-control theory holds that human nature consists of selfishimpulses whose satisfaction often ent...
What is morality? And to what extent does it vary around the world? The theory of “morality-as-coope...
Individuals in a social dilemma may experience a self-control conflict between urges to act selfishl...
Individuals in a social dilemma may experience a self-control conflict between urges to act selfishl...
The seven deadly sins are a popular theme, but they are often brushed off as antiquated, the product...
The object of this thesis is to give a naturalistic explanation for the phenomenon of morality. I fi...