title: The restorative logic of punishment: another argument in favor of weak selection.
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.
authors.affiliation: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. nbaumard@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baumard
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005716:Game Theory; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011678:Punishment / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior