The Origins of Fairness: How Evolution Explains Our Moral Nature (Foundations of Human Interaction)

Develops Further John Rawls' Intuition That Our Sense Of Justice Is Rooted In Our Evolutionary Past And Presents A New Theory Of Morality Based On Evolutionary Biology. Introducation: Reconciling Morality With The Natural Sciences -- 1: A Mental Organ -- 2: A Functional Disposition -- 3: From Cooperation To Morality -- 4: Moral Principles And The Sense Of Fairness -- 5: A Cognitive Approach To The Moral Sense -- 6: Mutualistic Morality And Utilitarian Morality -- 7: Punishment: Useless And Uncertain -- 8: Mutualistic Morality And Virtue Morality -- 9: On The 1. Morality In Animals -- Conclusion Nicolas Baumard ; Translated By Paul Reeve. Translated From The French. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.