Shared Truth Is Key to Human Cooperation | Psychology Today

Using a different branch of game theory, the group found that willingness to altruistically help strangers depends on shared knowledge about moral reputations, and that cooperation easily collapses when people disagree about which actions were morally good or bad.But their research also revealed that altruistic behavior can be restored if people choose to be more empathetic by considering the moral views of their partners. Empathy, they found, often works as well as formal institutions

Source: Shared Truth Is Key to Human Cooperation | Psychology Today

Using a different branch of game theory, the group found that willingness to altruistically help strangers depends on shared knowledge about moral reputations, and that cooperation easily collapses when people disagree about which actions were morally good or bad. But their research also revealed that altruistic behavior can be restored if people choose to be more empathetic by considering the moral views of their partners. Empathy, they found, often works as well as formal institutions.