AI Article Synopsis
- - Tomasello defines obligation as a concept that arises between mutually capable parties, but this definition doesn't account for one-sided caregiver relationships.
- - In these caregiver-infant dynamics, "coercive" emotions can lead caregivers to protect their young, while infants may express distress if caregivers fail to meet their expectations.
- - The authors suggest that the emotional responses and social expectations observed in these early relationships could be fundamental in understanding the development of the concept of obligation.
Article Abstract
Obligation as defined by Tomasello requires mutually capable parties, but one-sided caregiver relationships reveal its developmental and evolutionary precursors. Specifically, "coercive" emotions may prompt protective action by caregivers toward infant primates, and infants show distress toward caregivers when they appear to violate expectations in their relationships. We argue that these early social-relational expectations and emotions may form the base of obligation.
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