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SUBMITTER: Radzvilavicius AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8196024 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radzvilavicius Arunas L AL Kessinger Taylor A TA Plotkin Joshua B JB
Nature communications 20210611 1
Humans typically consider altruism a moral good and condition their social behavior on the moral reputations of others. Indirect reciprocity explains how social norms and reputations support cooperation: individuals cooperate with others who are considered good. Indirect reciprocity works when an institution monitors and publicly broadcasts moral reputations. Here we develop a theory of adherence to public monitoring in societies where individuals are, at first, independently responsible for eva ...[more]