@article{ref1,
title="Moral alliance strategies theory",
journal="Evolutionary psychological science",
year="2015",
author="Marczyk, Jesse",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="77-90",
abstract="The current paper puts forth a new conceptualization for the evolutionary function of morality. Moral alliance strategies theory proposes that our moral psychology can be understood as a tool for managing associations, using the observable behavior of others as an input. The behavior of others is a key input for this system, as it can be used to identify new and profitable alliance potential, to predict where other third parties might side in disputes and as a cue for when existing alliances are liable to become too costly to maintain. Through considerations of how people's behaviors have effects on their association value, a number of facets of our moral psychology--such as impartiality, proportionality, and moral praiseworthiness--can be better understood.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2198-9885",
doi="10.1007/s40806-015-0011-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-015-0011-y"
}