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Cognitive neuroscientists use brain imaging and behavioral economic games to investigate people’s sense of fairness. They find it’s common to take care of yourself before looking out for others.
Thomas Hobbes wrote that humans are motivated by self-interest. Often that means working together for the benefit of all.
Public officials are now in the spotlight: Does the public view them as professionals, bound by duty, or as elites who invoke ideals while pursuing their own agendas?
It helps society function when people punish selfish acts, even at a personal cost. A new theory suggests third-party punishment also confers some benefits on the punisher.
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Yale University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University College Cork
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Assistant Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of Psychology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Social Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Chicago
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Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University
