title: Ego function of morality and developing tensions that are "within".
abstract: We applaud Baumard et al.’s mutualistic account of morality but detect circularity in their articulation of how morality emerged. Contra the authors, we propose that mutualism might account for a sensitivity to convention (the ways things are done within a group) rather than for a sense of fairness. An ontogenetic perspective better captures the complexity of what it means to be moral.
authors: Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. psypr@emory.edu
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Rochat
authors: Erin
authors: E
authors: Robbins
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009014:Morals; D012747:Sexual Partners