and Hannes Rakoczy

How is the moral stance related to the intentional stance and group thinking?

Behavioral & Brain Sciences

The natural history of our moral stance told here in this commentary reveals the close nexus of morality and basic socialcognitive capacities. Big mysteries about morality thus transform into smaller and more manageable ones. Here, I raise questions regarding the conceptual, ontogenetic, and evolutionary relations of the moral stance to the intentional and group stances and to shared intentionality.