In The Descent of Man (1879), Charles Darwin proposed a speculative evolutionary explanation extended benevolence—a human sympathetic capacity that extends to all nations, races, and even sentient beings. This essay draws on twenty-first century social science show Darwin’s is correct in its broad outlines. Extended benevolence manifested institutions such as legal rights democracy, behaviors m...

Mutualistic relationships among the different species are ubiquitous in nature. To prevent mutualism from slipping into antagonism, a host often invokes a “carrot and stick” approach towards symbionts with a stabilizing effect on their symbiosis. In open human societies, a mutualistic relationship arises when a native insider population attracts outsiders with benevolent incentives in hope that...

The purpose of this article is to clarify that, although Mencius and Hutcheson are interpreted as "moral sentimentalists," benevolence may not be rooted purely in feelings sentiments. On my reading, Mencian-Hutchesonian thought experiments invite us use our rational capacity engage cognitively elaborated forms empathy, which refer complex processes that require simulation, perspective taking, i...

Trust is a construct of paramount importance in society. Accordingly, computational trust is evolving fast in order to allow trust in artificial societies. Despite the advances in this research field, most computational trust approaches evaluate trust by estimating the trustworthiness of the agents under evaluation (the trustees), without however distinguishing between the different dimensions ...

The present study analyzes the relation between delinquent behaviors, interpersonal values, and academic performance. It also analyzes the possible protective function of interpersonal values against delinquent behaviors. The Interpersonal Values Questionnaire (IVQ) was used to assess interpersonal values, and the Antisocial-Delinquent Behaviors Questionnaire (A-D) was employed to assess antiso...