Both evolutionary and developmental research indicate that humans are adapted to respecting property rights, independently (and possibly orthogonally) to considerations of fairness. We offer evidence from psychological experiments suggesting that enforcing one’s rights and respecting others’ possessions is a basic cognitive mechanism, automatically activated and grounded in humans’ sensory-motor system. This may entail an independent motivation that is more profound than considerations of fairness and impartiality.

Disentangling the sense of ownership from the sense of fairness. Commentary on Baumard, André and Sperber, Behavioral and Brain Sciences / Tummolini, L.; Scorolli, C.; Borghi, ANNA MARIA. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 0140-525X. - 36:(2013), pp. 101-102. [10.1017/S0140525X1200088X]

Disentangling the sense of ownership from the sense of fairness. Commentary on Baumard, André and Sperber, Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

BORGHI, ANNA MARIA
2013

Abstract

Both evolutionary and developmental research indicate that humans are adapted to respecting property rights, independently (and possibly orthogonally) to considerations of fairness. We offer evidence from psychological experiments suggesting that enforcing one’s rights and respecting others’ possessions is a basic cognitive mechanism, automatically activated and grounded in humans’ sensory-motor system. This may entail an independent motivation that is more profound than considerations of fairness and impartiality.
2013
OWNERSHIP; EMBODIED COGNITION; GROUNDED COGNITION; FAIRNESS; SOCIAL COGNITION
01 Pubblicazione su rivista::01a Articolo in rivista
Disentangling the sense of ownership from the sense of fairness. Commentary on Baumard, André and Sperber, Behavioral and Brain Sciences / Tummolini, L.; Scorolli, C.; Borghi, ANNA MARIA. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 0140-525X. - 36:(2013), pp. 101-102. [10.1017/S0140525X1200088X]
File allegati a questo prodotto
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11573/929166
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? 1
  • Scopus 11
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact