Matthijs van Veelen – What Forces Shaped Human Morality?

Explanations for cooperation, altruism & morality fall into three broad categories: population structure, repetition and partner choice. That leaves us with a rather diverse collection of explanations, and we would like to turn to empirical evidence to determine which of those selective pressures have been relevant in shaping human morality. All three categories have complications of their own. For population structure – which subsumes kin- and group selection – “cancellation effects” complicate empirics.