Supernatural punishment and individual social compliance across cultures
Cooperation for the public good is vulnerable to exploitation by free-riders because it always pays individuals to exploit the social contract for their own benefit. This problem can be resolved if free-riders are punished, but punishment is itself a public good subject to free-riding. The fear of s...
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Language: | English |
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Routledge
2011
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Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2011, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 119-134 |
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Supernatural beliefs
B SCCS B Cooperation B Prosociality B Religion B supernatural punishment |
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