The relationship between religion and morality has long been hotly debated. Does religion
make us more moral? Is it necessary for morality? Do moral inclinations emerge …

Recent research in developmental psychology shows that children understand several
principles of fairness by 3 years of age, much earlier than previously believed. However …

Winner of the William James Book Award “Magisterial... Makes an impressive argument that
most distinctly human traits are established early in childhood and that the general …

There is immense concern about economic inequality, both among the scholarly community
and in the general public, and many insist that equality is an important social goal. However …

A scientist integrates evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to
explore the development and workings of human societies.“There is no good reason why …

Morality is a central aspect of social life and has been at the core of psychological theories
for more than a century. The scientific study of morality poses enduring questions about how …

What makes humans moral beings? This question can be understood either as a proximate
“how” question or as an ultimate “why” question. The “how” question is about the mental and …

Young children endorse fairness norms related to sharing, but often act in contradiction to
those norms when given a chance to share. This phenomenon has rarely been explored in …

This chapter introduces readers to a basic model and framework with which to understand
how human cultures influence, and are influenced by, psychological processes and …

Moral reasoning is an essential part of how humans develop and a fundamental aspect of
how human societies change over time. On a developmental timescale, reasoning about …