Vol. 37 No. 2 (2017): Ethics, Law and Cognitive Science
Articles

Social Justice, Individualism, and Cooperation: Integrating Political Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences

Mario De Caro
Dipartimento di Filosofia, Comunicazione e Spettacolo Università Roma Tre/ Tufts University
Bendetta Giovanola
Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, della Comunicazione e delle Relazioni Internazionali Università di Macerata

Published 2017-12-21

Keywords

  • cognitive sciences,
  • competition,
  • cooperation,
  • individualism,
  • political philosophy,
  • pro-sociality,
  • social justice,
  • self-assertiveness,
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How to Cite

De Caro, M., & Giovanola, B. (2017). Social Justice, Individualism, and Cooperation: Integrating Political Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences. Teoria. Rivista Di Filosofia, 37(2), 53–63. https://doi.org/10.4454/teoria.v37i2.17

Abstract

The authors explore the contribution that this literature can offer to the field of political philosophy. In particular, the authors argue that, in order to make the reflection on social justice more reliable and effective, political philosophers must take into account the anthropological model emerging from what cognitive sciences tell us about self-assertiveness, egoism, competition, pro-sociality, cooperation and altruism.