Evolutionary research confirms that a need for collective action increases puritanism

Agner Fog

doi:10.1017/S0140525X2300050X

Evolutionary research confirms that a need for collective action increases puritanism

Agner Fog^*

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Department of Engineering Technology and Didactics

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Recent findings in evolutionary psychology explain how moral disciplining is connected to the need for collective action. Morals are strict in societies affected by war or perceived collective danger, but loose where peace and security prevail. This theory supplements the moral disciplining theory by providing an evolutionary explanation for the postulated link between puritanism and the need for cooperation.

Original language	English
Article number	e304
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	46
ISSN	0140-525X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X2300050X
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Evolutionary research confirms that a need for collective action increases puritanism

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