Collective Action and the Detrimental Side of Punishment

Cooperative behavior is the subject of intense study in a wide range of scientific fields, yet its evolutionary origins remain largely unexplained. A leading explanation of cooperation is the mechanism of altruistic punishment, where individuals pay to punish others but receive no material benefit i...

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Main Author: Shade T. Shutters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-04-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100204