What goes around comes around: The evolutionary roots of the belief in immanent justice

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 67-80

  Baumard, Nicolas ^a,b   Chevallier, Coralie ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT JEAN NICOD   (France)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

cultural beliefs; fairness; Immanent justice; morality; religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860582933     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853712X633938     Document Type: Article

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