Do We Have an Inborn Moral Sense?

Marilyn Walker

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

DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2014.44062                

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

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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