" Punishment of offenders is one of the most universal features of human behavior. Across time and cultures it has been common for people to punish offenders, and one can easily find examples of punishment among ancient hunter-gatherers, in holy scriptures, in popular culture, a…
Across time and cultures, ranging from ancient hunter-gatherers, to holy scriptures, to contemporary courts of law, it has been common for people to punish offenders. Furthermore, punishment is not restricted to criminal offenders but emerges in all spheres of social life. Why i…
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Motives for Punishment -- Chapter 3 Reason or Intuition? -- Chapter 4 Origins of the Moral Punishment Instinct -- Chapter 5 Punishment and Cooperation -- Chapter 6 When Punishment Backfires -- Cha…
" Punishment of offenders is one of the most universal features of human behavior. Across time and cultures it has been common for people to punish offenders, and one can easily find examples of punishment among ancient hunter-gatherers, in holy scriptures, in popular culture, a…