2020/01/01 by Margaret S. Clark, Brian D. Earp, Molly J. Crockett · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Emotions and Moral Behavior #Free Will and Agency #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
paper · doi:10.1017/s0140525x19002528
openalex publication_date 2020/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
Tomasello argues in the target article that a sense of moral obligation emerges from the creation of a collaborative "we" motivating us to fulfill our cooperative duties. We suggest that "we" takes many forms, entailing different obligations, depending on the type (and underlying functions) of the relationship(s) in question. We sketch a framework of such types, functions, and obligations to guide future research in our commentary.