Ownership is universal and ubiquitous in human societies, yet the psychology underpinning
ownership intuitions is generally not described in a coherent and computationally tractable …

Boyer presents a compelling account of ownership as the outcome of interaction between
two evolved cognitive systems. We integrate this model into current discussions of moral …

The psychology of ownership is rooted in self-ownership. The human brain has an evolved
interoceptive sense of owning the body that supports self-ownership and the ownership of …

Why can't we own people? Boyer proposes that the key consideration concerns inclusion in
the moral circle. I propose an alternative, which is that specific mental capacities, especially …

The model of ownership psychology as a cognitive adaptation proposes that people flexibly
navigate cognitive systems of cooperation and competition, thus enabling them to justify …

We applaud Boyer's attempt to ground the psychology of ownership partly in a cooperative
logic. In this commentary, we propose to go further and ground the psychology of ownership …

Psychological ownership may be judged differently or similarly for self and others. Potential
differences in how ownership is evaluated by actors and observers raise important …

Boyer's minimalist model of human ownership psychology overlooks important cues that
children provide in their development leading them from pre-conceptual to conceptual …

The developmental evidence for children's respect for ownership reveals that children will
enforce the property rights of third parties before they themselves respect other's property …

Many languages grammatically distinguish between alienable and inalienable possessions.
The latter are sometimes restricted to body parts, but they often include other kinds of …