Wild justice and fair play: Cooperation, forgiveness, and morality in animals

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 489-520

  Bekoff, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphism; Cooperation; Evolution of social behavior; Fairness; Forgiveness; Prediction; Social contract; Social morality; Social play; Trust

Indexed keywords

CANID; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; PHILOSOPHY; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 26844458019     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/sBIPH-004-0539-x     Document Type: Article

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