The Evolution of Morality
This interdisciplinary collection presents novel theories, includes provocative re-workings of longstanding arguments, and offers a healthy cross-pollination of ideas to the morality literature. Structures, functions, and content of morality are reconside
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Todd K. Shackelford Ranald D. Hansen Editors
The Evolution of Morality
Evolutionary Psychology
Series Editor Todd K. Shackelford Rochester, MI, USA Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Rochester, MI, USA
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Todd K. Shackelford • Ranald D. Hansen Editors
The Evolution of Morality
Editors Todd K. Shackelford Department of Psychology Oakland University Rochester, MI, USA
Ranald D. Hansen Department of Psychology Oakland University Rochester, MI, USA
ISSN 2197-9898 ISSN 2197-9901 (electronic) Evolutionary Psychology ISBN 978-3-319-19670-1 ISBN 978-3-319-19671-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19671-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015946057 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
With deep sadness, this volume is dedicated to the memory of Randy Hansen, co-organizer of this and two previous conferences and much else at Oakland University, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in December 2014.
Preface
In March 2014, we welcomed dozens of scholars from North America, Europe, and Africa to join us at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, for a daylong interdisciplinary conference on “The Evolution of Morality.” We invited as panelists some of the leading scholars in morality from many different disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, criminology, biology, anthropology, archeology, law, philosophy, and medicine. Each of these scholars had conducted and published substantial work addressing morality from an evolutionary perspective. This volume showcases the groundbreaking empirical and theoretical work from several of these panelists and other distinguished conference guests. The volume is presented in five parts. Part I includes three chapters that focus on psyc
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