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The neurobiological bases of human moralities
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The neurobiological bases of human moralities book
The neurobiological bases of human moralities
DOI link for The neurobiological bases of human moralities
The neurobiological bases of human moralities book
ABSTRACT
Humans, like all animals, inherit an evolved nest for their young that optimizes normal development. Humanity spent 99% of its existence in societies that provided the nest, which nourishes practical wisdom that guides sociality and morality, and fosters flourishing. A species-atypical nest, common in civilized nations, is toxically stressful. It undermines neurobiological structures that undergird self and sociality, leading to a persecutorial superego with a focus on self-preservation. Morality becomes self-protectionism – forms of self-preservation that are compulsively externalizing, internalizing, or dissociative – and ecologically destructive. Sociopathy becomes widespread and intergenerational. But cultures can change. Restoring the evolved nest can revive humanity’s potential.