Evolved mechanisms for revenge and forgiveness.

Abstract

In this chapter, we describe our efforts to understand the functions of the cognitive systems that underlie humans ’ capacities for revenge and forgiveness. A better understanding of these concepts is not simply scientifically interesting; it is socially important as well. In developed nations, the desire for revenge is cited as a causal factor in as many as 20 % of homicides (Kubrin & Weitzer, 2003). Roughly 20 % of the perpetrators of violent assault and criminal property damage in the United Kingdom cite the desire for revenge as a motive for their behavior (UK Crime and Justice Survey, 2003), and approximately 61 % of school shootings in

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