Do We Have an Inborn Moral Sense? - Open Journal of Philosophy

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Open Journal of Philosophy

Volume 4, Issue 4 (November 2014)

ISSN Print: 2163-9434 ISSN Online: 2163-9442

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Do We Have an Inborn Moral Sense? ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2014.44062 5,389 Downloads 7,707 Views Citations

Author(s)

Marilyn Walker

Affiliation(s)

Marilyn Gisk Walker, 2067 Van Tuyl Place, McLean, VA, USA.

ABSTRACT

This paper reviews some recent work in the relationship between caring behavior among humans, an evolutionary adaptation necessary for survival of the species, and our moral sense of right and wrong. The investigation presents some of our current understandings; the question is part of ongoing work in neuroscience and evolutionary biology. Does caring behavior necessarily imply a moral sensibility?

KEYWORDS

Altruism, Empathy, Emotional Contagion, Attachment Theory, Empathy Altruism

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Walker, M. (2014) Do We Have an Inborn Moral Sense?. Open Journal of Philosophy, 4, 605-612. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2014.44062.

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