The origins of human morality: How we learned to put our fate in one another’s 
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Tomasello, Michael

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0918-70

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The origins of human morality: How we learned to put our fate in one another’s hands

Tomasello, M. (2018). The origins of human morality: How we learned to put our fate in one another’s hands. Scientific American, 319, 70-75. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0918-70.

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Tomasello, Michael¹, Author

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1Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society, ou_1497671

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Abstract: If evolution is about survival of the fittest, how did humans ever become moral creatures? If evolution is each individual maximizing their own fitness, how did humans come to feel that they really ought to help others and be fair to them?

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Dates: Date issued: 2018-09

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Identifiers: DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0918-70

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Publ. Info: London, UK : Nature Publishing Group

Pages: - Volume / Issue: 319 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 70 - 75 Identifier: ISSN: 0036-8733