The nature of harm—and therefore moral judgment—may be misunderstood. Rather than an
objective matter of reason, we argue that harm should be redefined as an intuitively …

Background The human sense of fairness presents an evolutionary puzzle because it
appears to run counter to the short-term interests of at least some parties. We not only react …

In this thought-provoking book, the acclaimed author of Our Inner Ape examines how
empathy comes naturally to a great variety of animals, including humans. Are we our …

Despite sharing a recent common ancestor, humans are surprisingly different from other
great apes. The most obvious discontinuities are related to our cognitive abilities, including …

The problem of how to distribute available resources among members of a group is a central
aspect of social life. Adults react negatively to inequitable distributions and several studies …

The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of mind and
the relationships between humans and other animals. In this fully revised and updated …

The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the
development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking …

One of the great strengths of the mouse model is the wide array of genetic tools that have
been developed. Striking examples include methods for directed modification of the …

Over the last few decades, comparative cognitive research has focused on the pinnacles of
mental evolution, asking all-or-nothing questions such as which animals (if any) possess a …

The study of human and primate altruism faces an evolutionary anomaly: There is ample
evidence for altruistic preferences in our own species and growing evidence in monkeys, but …