morality

Social Intuitionist Theory of Morality

Moral judgements are primarily based on emotions and unconscious intuitions rather than rational deliberation.

Moral Emotions

Feelings that drive moral decision-making, such as empathy, fairness, and guilt.

Prisoner’s Dilemma

A scenario in which individuals must choose between cooperation and defection, demonstrating the conflict between individual self-interest and collective benefit.

Direct Reciprocity

A situation where cooperation occurs directly between two individuals, where one individual's cooperative act is met with cooperation in return.

Indirect Reciprocity

Cooperation that occurs between individuals who are not directly interacting, often mediated through a third party.

Third-party Punishment

The act of incurring costs to punish someone for harming another, commonly seen in social contexts and societal norms.

Common Pool Dilemma

A situation in which individuals overuse a shared resource, motivated by self-interest rather than collective benefit.

Public Goods Dilemma

A scenario where individuals contribute to a shared resource but are motivated to give less than their fair share, leading to under-provision of public goods.

Fictive Kin

Social relationships that mimic family-like bonds among individuals who are not biologically related.

Tit-for-Tat Strategy

A reciprocal cooperation strategy where one individual responds in kind to the actions of another.

Moral Pluralism

The concept that there are multiple moral principles that can be valid and relevant in ethical decision-making.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to favor information that confirms one's existing beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence.

Echo Chamber

A situation where individuals are surrounded by like-minded people or information, reinforcing existing beliefs and perspectives.

Empathy Bias

The phenomenon where emotional responses lead to biased or irrational behavior towards in-group versus out-group members.

Altruistic Punishment

The act of punishing others at a personal cost to oneself in order to uphold social norms or fairness.

JBS Haldane's Rule

The principle that behavior associated with altruism in genetic relatives occurs when rB > C, where r is the genetic relatedness, B is the benefit to the recipient, and C is the cost to the altruist.