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How is the moral stance related to the intentional stance and group thinking?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2020

Hannes Rakoczy Open the ORCID record for Hannes Rakoczy [Opens in a new window]
Hannes Rakoczy*
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Department of Developmental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, D- 37073Göttingen, Germany. [email protected]://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/en/development?set_language=en
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Abstract

The natural history of our moral stance told here in this commentary reveals the close nexus of morality and basic social-cognitive capacities. Big mysteries about morality thus transform into smaller and more manageable ones. Here, I raise questions regarding the conceptual, ontogenetic, and evolutionary relations of the moral stance to the intentional and group stances and to shared intentionality.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e82
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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